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Castilianism

Syllables: Cas·til·ian·ism/kæˈstɪl.jənɪzəm/

Castilianism noun: hispanicism; the use of a characteristic trait of Castilian Spanish in another language.

Noun

Castilianism (plural Castilianisms)

  1. (rhetoric) Hispanicism; the use of a characteristic trait of Castilian Spanish in another language.
    • Sometimes, attempting to avoid a Castilianism, we commit an even worse one. At other times we flee from an imaginary Castilianism only to fall into a real one.2009, Pompeu Fabra, translated by Alan Yates, The Architect of Modern Catalan, John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, page 125

Forms of Castilianism

pluralCastilianisms

Origin of Castilianism

From Castilian + -ism. Calque of Spanish castellanismo.

Questions about Castilianism

What does Castilianism mean?
Castilianism means hispanicism; the use of a characteristic trait of Castilian Spanish in another language.
What part of speech is Castilianism?
Castilianism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Castilianism?
Castilianism is pronounced /kæˈstɪl.jənɪzəm/.
What is the plural of Castilianism?
The plural of Castilianism is Castilianisms.

Words near Castilianism in the dictionary

  1. Castile and León
  2. castile soap
  3. castile soaps
  4. Castile-La Mancha
  5. Castilian
  6. Castilianism
  7. Castilianisms
  8. castilianization
  9. castilianizations
  10. Castilianness
  11. Castilians

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