Spanish Conversation · Level 88
60 words
Spanish word
americanismo
Pronunciation
IPA/ameɾikaˈnismo/
Meaning
- masculine nounAmericanism
Example
¿Conoces algún americanismo de Chile?
Do you know any Americanisms from Chile?
More examples
En clase identificamos varios americanismos en textos de prensa.
In class we identified several americanisms in newspaper texts.
Core concept
A lexical trait or expression characteristic of Spanish varieties in the Americas.
Common phrases
conocer americanismos
know americanisms
usar americanismos
use americanisms
un americanismo común
a common americanism
Similar words
regionalismo: Common within a specific geographic area and widely used by people there.
dialecto: Regional speech system with its own pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary patterns.
coloquialismo: Informal everyday word or expression used mainly in casual speech.
modismo: Fixed, conventional phrase whose sense is not always literal.
Definition in Spanish
Indica una palabra o un rasgo lingüístico característico de América, especialmente del español americano, usado por hablantes y por la lingüística para marcar regionalismos.
Word origin
Derived from América and the suffix -ismo (meaning 'quality, tendency, or system'), used in linguistics and dictionaries to label words or uses typical of American Spanish.
Usage tips
- A dictionary note americanismo often signals that a word is natural in the Americas but may sound unfamiliar or marked in Spain.
Other meanings
- pro-Americanismnoun
Opposites
- europeísmoeuropeanismnoun
Related words
- americanizaramericanizeverb
- americanizaciónamericanizationnoun