Spanglish

American  

[spang-glish, -lish] / ˈspæŋ glɪʃ, -lɪʃ /

noun

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

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Spanglish British  

/ ˈspæŋɡlɪʃ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Spanglish

1965–70; blend of Spanish and English

Example Sentences

“I grew up speaking more Spanglish,” says Gutiérrez.

From Los Angeles Times

And with him, even though he could hear me sometimes, doing it in Spanglish or trying to get to it, he just was committed.

From Los Angeles Times

I loved the flop he made before that—2004’s “Spanglish”—and nobody will ever win a “Broadcast News” quoting contest with me.

From The Wall Street Journal

In mostly English but sometimes Spanish and Spanglish, Guzman-Lopez takes readers from the U.S.-Mexico border to L.A., employing the type of lyrical bank shots only a poet can get away with.

From Los Angeles Times

Negrete treated his friends to an electric carriage ride around the historic buildings, where he excitedly pointed out the Gothic architecture, then they bought aguas frescas and walked through an open-air market, chatting in an English-heavy Spanglish.

From Los Angeles Times