pochismo

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English

Etymology

Spanish pochismo

Noun

pochismo (plural pochismos)

(slang) An anglicism in Spanish taken from U.S. English.

Spanish

Etymology

From pocho +‎ -ismo.

Noun

pochismo m (plural pochismos)

(slang, uncountable) the state or phenomenon of being a pocho (“a Mexican who has assimilated to white US culture”)
(slang) an anglicism in Spanish taken from US English

Further reading

“pochismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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