Spanglish

[spang-glish, -lish]

noun

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

Spanglish

/ ˈspæŋɡlɪʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spanglish¹

1965–70; blend of Spanish and English

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spanglish¹

C20: from a blend of _Spanish + _English

Example Sentences

Leoni came to the CBS series with films including “Bad Boys,” “Spanglish” and “Jurassic Park III” under her belt.

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Though I mostly speak Spanglish and am not fluent in Spanish myself, I listen closely to my characters.

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He began his career in the mid-2010s by uploading Spanglish lo-fi love songs recorded in his childhood bedroom to Soundcloud and Bandcamp.

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As the multigenerational strands connect, Diaz’s spry narrative voice remains a constant, a propulsive mix of English, Spanish and Spanglish, an urban bouillabaisse of flavor and purpose.

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She recounted, “I was told to be very happy and smiling and sound very much not like myself. I sound naturally more laid back, more chill. A lot of Spanglish. My friends hear me on the radio; they're like ‘who is that?

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