Latin American Spanish

American  

[lat-n uh-mer-i-kuhn span-ish] / ˈlæt n əˈmɛr ɪ kən ˈspæn ɪʃ /

noun

1. the collective Spanish dialects of the Americas, as spoken in Central America (with the exception of Belize), South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and the Caribbean.

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Etymology

Origin of Latin American Spanish

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

But it’s strange to see a game set in Cuba with the option to select Latin American Spanish voice-over when it should be the opposite case.

From The Verge • Oct. 19, 2021

Campesino means peasant in Latin American Spanish, but it is a word that signals race as much as it does class.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

“We needed a Latin American Spanish speaker when our players come and sit down,” Kapler said.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2018

A Spanish company already has inquired about a tri-lingual game; a company in Brazil wants to distribute games in Portuguese and Latin American Spanish.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2017

And while the book has Spain’s flag on the cover, it’s concerned only with Latin American Spanish: It completely omits conjugations for “vosotros,” a very common verb form in the Castilian dialect.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2015