Etymology
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A loanblend with English and Spanish, absorbed into the Spanish lexicon unique to Belize.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾampin/ [ˈɡɾãm.pĩn]
- Rhymes: -ampin
- Syllabification: gran‧pin
granpin m (plural gránpines)
- (Belize) grappling hook
- Synonym: arpeo
References
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- ^ Timothy W. Hagerty (1996) “Chapter 7: The Influence of English on the Spanish Language of Belize”, in Michael D. Phillips, editor, Belize: Selected Proceedings from the Second Interdisciplinary Conference, University Press of America, →ISBN, page 136
