Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Spanish characterized by numerous borrowings from English.
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- proper noun A language blend of
English andSpanish spoken by bothLatinos andAnglo-Americans , also calledespanglés - proper noun The mixing of Spanish and English together in a sentence.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term Spanglish came into existence between 1965 and 1970 and refers to any expression in Spanish that borrows parts of English, especially as substitutions of Spanish words.
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My all-time favorite thing I ever heard (yes, it was said in my presence, in a client's living room) in Spanglish is this: Woman chastises her child, who is twisting the knob on the television: "Deja de monkear con la tele o te doy una buena!"
Trueque 2009
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Fighting Spanglish is good for the purity of the language but Spanglish will win in the every day life as it fills a need.
Trueque 2009
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My all-time favorite thing I ever heard (yes, it was said in my presence, in a client's living room) in Spanglish is this: Woman chastises her child, who is twisting the knob on the television: "Deja de monkear con la tele o te doy una buena!"
Trueque 2009
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My all-time favorite thing I ever heard (yes, it was said in my presence, in a client's living room) in Spanglish is this: Woman chastises her child, who is twisting the knob on the television: "Deja de monkear con la tele o te doy una buena!"
Trueque 2009
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Fighting Spanglish is good for the purity of the language but Spanglish will win in the every day life as it fills a need.
Trueque 2009
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Fighting Spanglish is good for the purity of the language but Spanglish will win in the every day life as it fills a need.
Trueque 2009
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My all-time favorite thing I ever heard (yes, it was said in my presence, in a client's living room) in Spanglish is this: Woman chastises her child, who is twisting the knob on the television: "Deja de monkear con la tele o te doy una buena!"
Trueque 2009
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My all-time favorite thing I ever heard (yes, it was said in my presence, in a client's living room) in Spanglish is this: Woman chastises her child, who is twisting the knob on the television: "Deja de monkear con la tele o te doy una buena!"
Trueque 2009
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Fighting Spanglish is good for the purity of the language but Spanglish will win in the every day life as it fills a need.
Trueque 2009
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