MEXICANISM


Meaning of MEXICANISM in English

ˈmeksə̇kəˌnizəm, -sēk- noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Spanish mexicanismo, mejicanismo, from mexicano, mejicano Mexican + -ismo -ism — more at mexican

: a word, phrase, or mode of expression distinctive of Spanish as spoken in Mexico

language seasoned with Mexicanisms

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.