Spanglish
noun
Span·glish
ˈspaŋ-glish 
-lish
: Spanish marked by numerous borrowings from English
broadly
: any of various combinations of Spanish and English
Examples of Spanglish in a Sentence
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Dialects in the Deep South—encompassing Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina—are distinct from those in Texas, a large state that’s home to several linguistic varieties, as well as a mix of Spanish and English (nicknamed Spanglish) closer to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
My mother tongue is not my dad’s, and my grandma and I communicate on the shaky ground of Spanglish, neither of us having ever arrived at the comfort of fluency.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
The use of Spanglish, while limited, is also notable.
—Allison Argueta-Claros, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
An unusual piñata, and a lesson on fatherhood Spanglish is often described in the context of bilingualism.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
Karma’s best friend, Winston (Isaia Kohn), is Dominican American, speaks Spanglish with his family and sports a mop of chestnut curls.
—Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 19 July 2022
The aim was to create a realistic flow to the bilingual dialogue, not the token Spanglish heard in some movies and TV shows.
—John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
The Spanglish Eilish and Rosalia collaboration was featured in the Jan. 22 episode of HBO’s Euphoria, the second of a pair of one-hour specials preceding the teen drama’s upcoming second season.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2021
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
My mother tongue is not my dad’s, and my grandma and I communicate on the shaky ground of Spanglish, neither of us having ever arrived at the comfort of fluency.
—Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
The use of Spanglish, while limited, is also notable.
—Allison Argueta-Claros, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
An unusual piñata, and a lesson on fatherhood Spanglish is often described in the context of bilingualism.
—Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
Karma’s best friend, Winston (Isaia Kohn), is Dominican American, speaks Spanglish with his family and sports a mop of chestnut curls.
—Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 19 July 2022
The aim was to create a realistic flow to the bilingual dialogue, not the token Spanglish heard in some movies and TV shows.
—John Jurgensen, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2021
The Spanglish Eilish and Rosalia collaboration was featured in the Jan. 22 episode of HBO’s Euphoria, the second of a pair of one-hour specials preceding the teen drama’s upcoming second season.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2021
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Spanglish
noun
Span·glish
ˈspaŋ-glish
-lish
: Spanish marked by many borrowings from English
also
: any of various combinations of Spanish and English
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