pochismo
noun
po·chis·mo
pōˈchēz(ˌ)mō
plural -s
1
: a term of U.S. origin borrowed into Mexican Spanish and used along the border between the U.S. and Mexico especially by U.S.-born Mexicans
not a single pochismo has added to the beauty of our Spanish language—F. G. Beraza
2
: a vocabulary consisting of pochismos
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share