Llanito

See also: llanito

English

Alternative forms

• Yanito

Etymology

From Spanish Llanitos (“people of the flatlands”), or from Italian Gianni (“Johnny”).

Proper noun

Llanito

1. A vernacular spoken primarily in Gibraltar, based on a mix of Andalusian Spanish and English, but also influenced by Genoese, Hebrew, Portuguese, Italian and Maltese.

Noun

Llanito (plural Llanitos)

1. (informal) A Gibraltarian.

Related terms

• Llanita (female Gibraltarian)
• Spanglish (a generic term for English/Spanish interlanguage)

Anagrams

• Taillon