Spanglish
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Spanglish
Example Sentences
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That means Hernández is wearing the singer's signature attire, using a mix of Spanglish and radiating the superstar’s coolness.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024
He and Rosa talked on the phone daily for months and exchanged reams of texts in Spanglish.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024
Solis wrote songs, incorporated Tejano folk music, added border-specific Spanglish and a generous amount of what he calls “scatalogical humor” and made significant changes until it was nearly time for the show to premiere.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024
In 2023, Carrión capped a prolific five-album sprint with “3MEN2 KBRN,” a buzzy Spanglish trap LP with cameos from Lil Wayne, Future and 50 Cent, which peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard 200.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024
We spoke in Spanglish, a combination of English and Spanish in which we hopped from one language to the other depending on which word came first.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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