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Meaning of Spanglish | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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

Français spanglish spanglish
Italiano spanglish
Português espanglês
Русский Портуньол

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”.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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