Spanglish

[spang-glish or, often, -lish]

noun

Spanish spoken with a large admixture of English, especially American, words and expressions.

Origin of Spanglish

1965–70; blend of Spanish and English

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British Dictionary definitions for spanglish

Spanglish

noun

a variety of English heavily influenced by Spanish, commonly spoken in US Hispanic communities

Word Origin for Spanglish

C20: from a blend of Spanish + English

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Word Origin and History for spanglish

Spanglish

"form of Spanish deformed by English words and idioms," by 1967, probably a nativization of Spanish Espanglish (1954); ultimately from Spanish (n.) + English.