Spanglish

American

[spang-glish, -lish] / ˈspæŋ glɪʃ, -lɪʃ /

noun

Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.

Spanglish British

/ ˈspæŋɡlɪʃ /

noun

a variety of English heavily influenced by Spanish, commonly spoken in US Hispanic communities

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Etymology

Origin of Spanglish

1965–70; blend of Spanish and English

Example Sentences

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A combination of Spanglish and telepathy, he guessed.

From Literature

They proceeded to have a short conversation in Spanglish, which Cindy and Mark could barely understand.

From Literature

He and John had another short conversation in Spanglish.

From Literature

“I grew up speaking more Spanglish,” says Gutiérrez.

From Los Angeles Times

And with him, even though he could hear me sometimes, doing it in Spanglish or trying to get to it, he just was committed.

From Los Angeles Times

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