ˈhispəˌnizəm noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Spanish hispanismo, from hispano Spanish, Hispanic (from Latin Hispanus ) + -ismo -ism
1. : the Spanish and Latin-American movement to reassert the spiritual and cultural unity of Spain and the Latin-American countries and promote the return to classic Spanish culture and Spanish supremacy in Latin America — compare hispanidad
2. : a linguistic feature of Spanish origin or due to Spanish influence