Spanglish

noun

Span·glish ˈspaŋ-glish

-lish

: Spanish marked by numerous borrowings from English

broadly : any of various combinations of Spanish and English

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Even though René [Pérez] is Puerto Rican, Spanglish is still very familiar to us. — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Clerks switched between English and Spanish and Spanglish. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The Spanglish song comes ahead of the Black Keys Latin American tour dates next year. — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024 Culture not language These days, U.S. Latinos alternate between English, Spanish, and even Spanglish. — Xavier A. Gutierrez, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for Spanglish

Word History

Etymology

blend of Spanish and English

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Spanglish was in 1958

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spangly

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Spanglish

noun

Span·glish ˈspaŋ-glish

-lish

: Spanish marked by many borrowings from English

also : any of various combinations of Spanish and English

Spanglish

noun

Examples of Spanglish in a Sentence

Word History

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