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American Spanish
[ uh-mer-i-kuhn span-ish ]
noun
- the collective Spanish dialects of the Americas, as spoken in Central America (with the exception of Belize), the Caribbean, South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and historically, the territory of the southwestern United States.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of American Spanish1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Peruvian, Swiss, American, Spanish and French nationals are also believed to be among those stranded.
From BBC
That particular refrain is now as much a part of Southern California Mexican American Spanish as “Doyers.”
From Los Angeles Times
But it’s strange to see a game set in Cuba with the option to select Latin American Spanish voice-over when it should be the opposite case.
From The Verge
Campesino means peasant in Latin American Spanish, but it is a word that signals race as much as it does class.
From New York Times
But thousands of people have been making music in and about L.A. for hundreds of years — Native American, Spanish, Mexican and Californio music.
From Los Angeles Times
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