Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chileanism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chileanism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A term or linguistic feature originating from or specific to the Chilean variety of the Spanish language.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Chilean nationalism

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Chinanga is, according to Román's Diccionario de chilenismos, not so much a Chileanism as an Americanism, since he credits it to Chile, Perú and Ecuador: it is equivalent to the Spanish taberna, but enlivened with song and dance."
"The verb pechar is a Chileanism derived from pecho, or chest, and means to employ much effort to accomplish a particular goal."
"Curco is a Chileanism, meaning literally to be bent over with an irritating burden."

Etymology

* Chilean + -ism

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Chilean

Usage

Inflected Forms

Chileanisms (plural)

Questions

What does chileanism mean?: A term or linguistic feature originating from or specific to the Chilean variety of the Spanish language.
Where does chileanism come from?: * Chilean + -ism

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