Spanglish
noun
Span·glish
ˈspaŋ-glish 
-lish
: Spanish marked by numerous borrowings from English
broadly
: any of various combinations of Spanish and English
Examples of Spanglish in a Sentence
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Even though René [Pérez] is Puerto Rican, Spanglish is still very familiar to us.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Clerks switched between English and Spanish and Spanglish.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The Spanglish song comes ahead of the Black Keys Latin American tour dates next year.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Culture not language These days, U.S. Latinos alternate between English, Spanish, and even Spanglish.
—Xavier A. Gutierrez, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Generally, about 75% of Latinos are able to speak Spanish pretty well or very well, and 63% speak Spanglish, a mix of both languages, Pew Research Center reported last year.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Acosta, a social media content creator, told USA TODAY.
Acosta, who uses they/them pronouns, uses their platform to educate social media followers about Latinx and Hispanic culture with a dash of Spanglish on the side.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Strassburger fell in love with the borderlands, with its slew of cultures and agile Spanglish.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Was introducing Spanglish within the mainstream pop landscape a challenge for you?
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
Clerks switched between English and Spanish and Spanglish.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The Spanglish song comes ahead of the Black Keys Latin American tour dates next year.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Culture not language These days, U.S. Latinos alternate between English, Spanish, and even Spanglish.
—Xavier A. Gutierrez, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024
Generally, about 75% of Latinos are able to speak Spanish pretty well or very well, and 63% speak Spanglish, a mix of both languages, Pew Research Center reported last year.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
Acosta, a social media content creator, told USA TODAY.
Acosta, who uses they/them pronouns, uses their platform to educate social media followers about Latinx and Hispanic culture with a dash of Spanglish on the side.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024
Strassburger fell in love with the borderlands, with its slew of cultures and agile Spanglish.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
Was introducing Spanglish within the mainstream pop landscape a challenge for you?
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Spanglish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Spanglish. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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Spanglish
noun
Span·glish
ˈspaŋ-glish
-lish
: Spanish marked by many borrowings from English
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: any of various combinations of Spanish and English
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