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Chavacano

Chavacano proper noun: the six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.

Proper noun

Chavacano

  1. The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.
    • Moreover, Chavacano, especially the Temate dialect, is suffering from a dearth of publications. To reverse this trend, Chavacano-speakers in Cavite City have been publishing articles and poems in their language through their newsletter, NOTICIA, Amigos del Biblioteca y Museo de Cavite.2004, Chan Sin-wai, editor, Translation and Bilingual Dictionaries, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 129
    Synonyms:
    Zamboangueño, Chabakano

Synonyms of Chavacano

Forms of Chavacano

alternative formChabacano
alternative formChabakano

Origin of Chavacano

From Spanish chabacano (“vulgar, common, coarse”).

Phrases with Chavacano

Questions about Chavacano

What does Chavacano mean?
Chavacano means the six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.
What part of speech is Chavacano?
Chavacano is a proper noun.

Words near Chavacano in the dictionary

  1. chauvinists
  2. chauvinize
  3. Chauvins
  4. chav
  5. Chava
  6. Chavacano
  7. Chavan
  8. Chavana
  9. Chavanas
  10. Chavans
  11. Chavante

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