Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The Spanish language as used in the Western Hemisphere.
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- proper noun The standardized, generalized, and
American English influenced dialect of theSpanish language used in theUnited States of America and its regional varieties.
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Examples
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I've heard from both American Spanish teachers and South American guest workers that Mexicans speak poor Spanish.
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India, depriving the Dutch of their trade, relieving the expenses needed to preserve the American Spanish colonies, and maintaining the prestige of the Spanish crown.
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The U.S. saw about 10,000 megawatts in wind capacity added in 2009, or about the same as three new nuclear plants, according to the (PDF) from the American Spanish grid operator REE to steer wind farms from its central control station.
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The U.S. saw about 10,000 megawatts in wind capacity added in 2009, or about the same as three new nuclear plants, according to the (PDF) from the American Spanish grid operator REE to steer wind farms from its central control station.
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The U.S. saw about 10,000 megawatts in wind capacity added in 2009, or about the same as three new nuclear plants, according to the (PDF) from the American Spanish grid operator REE to steer wind farms from its central control station.
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The U.S. saw about 10,000 megawatts in wind capacity added in 2009, or about the same as three new nuclear plants, according to the (PDF) from the American Spanish grid operator REE to steer wind farms from its central control station.
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Gabacho writers began introducing cojones into their works to emulate the faux-authenticity of Papa, and their audiences made the word a part of American Spanish, just like gringo and Drinko por Cinco.
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