Hispanicism
[ hi-span-uh-siz-uh m ]
/ hɪˈspæn əˌsɪz əm /
noun
an idiom peculiar to Spanish.
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British Dictionary definitions for hispanicism
Hispanicism
/ (hɪˈspænɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
a word or expression borrowed from Spanish or modelled on the form of a Spanish word or expression
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