hispanism
/hɪˈspænɪzəm/
noun
- A word, phrase, or feature of the Spanish language that is used in another language.
- The word 'patio' is a hispanism that English speakers use regularly.
- In the Philippines, many hispanisms remain from the colonial period.
- Linguists study how hispanisms enter American English through cultural contact.
- Support or admiration for Spanish culture, language, or people.
- The festival celebrated hispanism through music, dance, and food.
- Some historians debate whether hispanism influenced early American architecture.
- His hispanism led him to study flamenco and Spanish literature.