pochismo

[ paw-chee-zmaw; English poh-cheez-moh ]

noun

, Mexican Spanish.

, plural po·chis·mos [paw-, chee, -zmaws, p, uh, -, cheez, -mohz]

1. an English word or expression borrowed into Spanish; a Spanish word showing U.S. influence.
2. a form of speech employing many such words.
3. an adopted U.S. custom, attitude, etc.

Example Sentences

Pochismo, in Ortega's cooking, is a philosophy and culinary aesthetic guided by several qualities: wit, irreverence and the sort of fearless autonomy that allows a chef to erase the boundaries between what we think of as "Mexican" and "American" cooking; haute and lowbrow cuisine.

From Los Angeles Times