Finglish
/ˈfɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Finglish noun: a variant of Finnish language that is spoken by the descendants of Finnish immigrants to North America, the vocabulary of which is heavily influenced by English. It is far from being a uniform language, mainly exists in spoken form, and seems bound to disappear.
Noun
Finglish (uncountable)
- A variant of Finnish language that is spoken by the descendants of Finnish immigrants to North America, the vocabulary of which is heavily influenced by English. It is far from being a uniform language, mainly exists in spoken form, and seems bound to disappear.
- Synonyms:
- American Finnish
- A way of speaking Finnish using English-language terminology excessively. It is particularly common among those professions which are in close contact with the English-speaking world such as IT-professionals, marketing people and managers of global firms.
- English spoken with a heavy Finnish accent and using Finnish linguistic structures, Finnish broken English.
Finglish meaning in Bengali
Finglish in Bengali
- ফিনিশ অশুদ্ধ ইংরেজি
Synonyms of Finglish
- American Finnish
Forms of Finglish
| alternative form | Finnglish |
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Origin of Finglish
Blend of Finnish + English.
Words that rhyme with Finglish
Questions about Finglish
- What does Finglish mean?
- Finglish means a variant of Finnish language that is spoken by the descendants of Finnish immigrants to North America, the vocabulary of which is heavily influenced by English. It is far from being a uniform language, mainly exists in spoken form, and seems bound to disappear.
- What is Finglish in Bengali?
- Finglish in Bengali is ফিনিশ অশুদ্ধ ইংরেজি. See Finglish meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is Finglish?
- Finglish is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Finglish?
- Finglish is pronounced /ˈfɪŋɡlɪʃ/.
Words near Finglish in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Finglish (page history and authors); Finglish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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