americanismo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.mɨ.ɾi.kɐˈniʒ.mu/

  • Hyphenation: a‧me‧ri‧ca‧nis‧mo

Noun

americanismo m (plural americanismos)

  1. (figuratively) apple pie (anything quintessentially American)
    Synonym: americanice

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From americano +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ameɾikaˈnismo/ [a.me.ɾi.kaˈniz.mo]
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: a‧me‧ri‧ca‧nis‧mo

Noun

americanismo m (plural americanismos)

  1. Americanism (linguistic feature), as:
    1. A feature encountered in the Spanish spoken in any of various countries of the Americas.
    2. A feature encountered in the Spanish spoken in the United States of America: angloamericanismo.

Further reading

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