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Hispanist

American  
[his-puh-nist] / ˈhɪs pə nɪst /

noun

  1. a specialist in the Spanish or Portuguese language or in Spanish or Latin-American literature or culture.

Etymology

Origin of Hispanist

1930–35; < Spanish hispanista, equivalent to hispan ( o ) ( see Hispano-) + -ista -ist

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