Caribbean Spanish

American  

[kar-uh-bee-uhn span-ish, kuh-rib-ee-] / ˌkær əˈbi ən ˈspæn ɪʃ, kəˈrɪb i- /

noun

1. the collective Spanish dialects of the Caribbean, as spoken in the islands of the Antilles (Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico) and the coastal regions of neighboring countries (Colombia, Venezuela, Panama).

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Etymology

Origin of Caribbean Spanish

First recorded in 1965–70