Spanish

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Etymology

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From gallego +‎ -ismo. Compare Portuguese galeguismo, Galician galeguismo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ɡaʝeˈɡismo/ [ɡa.ʝeˈɣ̞iz.mo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ɡaʎeˈɡismo/ [ɡa.ʎeˈɣ̞iz.mo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡaʃeˈɡismo/ [ɡa.ʃeˈɣ̞iz.mo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡaʒeˈɡismo/ [ɡa.ʒeˈɣ̞iz.mo]

  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: ga‧lle‧guis‧mo

Noun

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galleguismo m (plural galleguismos)

  1. (linguistics) Galicianism, a Galician word, phrase or idiom used in another language
  2. Galicianism, love of Galician
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Further reading

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