Spanglish

Definitions

1. A language blend of English and Spanish spoken by both Latinas, Latinos, and Anglo-Americans.
2. The mixing of Spanish and English together in a sentence.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Nobel laureate Octavio Paz is said to have⟳ had it that Spanglish is “neither good, nor bad, but abominable.””

“His Spanglish was quite embarrassing when he said he was “embarazado”, as that means “pregnant”, not “embarrassed”.”

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