Meaning of hipergaleguismo | Babel Free

Definitions

a Galician word that is formed by adapting a Spanish word incorrectly

masculine

Examples

“O autor de Vento mareiro foxe das formas comúns ó castelán co emprego de hipergaleguismos, que ás veces son as únicas formas das diferentes obras, […]”

The author of Vento mareiro does not use the common or Castilian forms by using hypergalicianisms, which sometimes are the only forms in the various works, […]

“Un dos elementos máis notábeis daquela norma primitiva era a presenza dos chamados hipergaleguismos, isto é, unha deformación artificial de vocábulos nomeadamente cultos cuxa forma coincidía co español para facerlles «soar máis galego».”

One of the most notable elements of that primitive norm was the presence of so-called hypergalicianisms, that is, an artificial corruption of allegedly refined words whose form coincided with Spanish in order to make them “sound more Galician”.

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