spanglish

See also: Spanglish

Portuguese

Noun

spanglish m (uncountable)

  1. Spanglish (code-switching of English and Spanish)
    Synonym: espanglês

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Spanglish, from Spanish + English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpanɡliʃ/ [esˈpãŋ.ɡliʃ]
  • Rhymes: -anɡliʃ

Noun

spanglish m (uncountable)

  1. alternative spelling of espanglish
    Synonym: espanglés

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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