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Amestáu

Amestáu proper noun: mixed Asturian-Spanish dialect spoken by most of the urban Asturian population.

Proper noun

Amestáu

  1. Mixed Asturian-Spanish dialect spoken by most of the urban Asturian population.
    • The relocated Andalusians were interviewed by a speaker of Andalusian Spanish and a speaker of Amestáu (hybrid variety between Asturian and Spanish)2017 July 5, Aurora Troncoso-Ruiz and Gorka Elordieta, “Prosodic accommodation and salience: The nuclear contours of Andalusian Spanish speakers in Asturias”, in Loquens, archived from the original...
    • In Asturias, most people use expressions, turns of phrase, or even grammar that draw from both Asturian and Spanish. Known as amestáu, or chapurriáu—Asturian for “mixed” or “hybrid”—2018 September 26, Alba González Sanz and Laura Casielles, “Phrasebook: Asturias”, in Parts Unknown, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2022

Origin of Amestáu

Borrowed from Asturian amestáu (“mixed”).

Questions about Amestáu

What does Amestáu mean?
Amestáu means mixed Asturian-Spanish dialect spoken by most of the urban Asturian population.
What part of speech is Amestáu?
Amestáu is a proper noun.

Words near Amestáu in the dictionary

  1. Amesquita
  2. Amesquitas
  3. amess
  4. amesses
  5. Amesti
  6. Amestáu
  7. ametabolian
  8. ametabolic
  9. ametabolism
  10. ametabolous
  11. ametallous

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