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Meaning of Lish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A hybrid variety of English having a name that is derived from a portmanteau of the name of one language and the word English, such as Chinglish (Chinese + English), Spanglish (Spanish + English), Taglish (Tagalog + English), etc.

Examples

“Similarly, little attention, if any, has been paid to the etymology of “lishes”, including questions of how the terms have⟳ been formed from their two base⟳ forms, or if the terms were originally formed in English or other languages.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Lisham Lishana Deni lishenets Lishi lishizhenite Lishu

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