AMERSP

Meaning of AMERSP in English

American Spanish.

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SABALO — ˈsabəˌlō noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish sábalo, from Spanish, shad, perhaps of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish …
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CANCION — noun also can·ción AmerSp kȧnˈsyən, Cast -nˈthyȯn ( plural cancio·nes -yōnās) Etymology: Spanish, canción, from Latin cantion-, cantio song — …
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TANOAN — /tah"noh euhn/ , n. an American Indian language family of which the three surviving languages are spoken in several pueblos, …
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PHOTONOVEL — /foh"toh nov'euhl/ , n. a novel published as a series of sequential photographs coupled with dialogue enclosed in balloons. [ …
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PERFECTA — /peuhr fek"teuh/ , n. exacta. [ 1965-70; ellipsis of AmerSp quiniela perfecta perfect quinella ]
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EXACTA — /ig zak"teuh/ , n. 1. a type of bet, esp. on horse races, in which the bettor must select the …
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DEGU — /day"gooh/ , n. a rat-sized New World burrowing rodent, Octodon degus, having long, smooth fur and a black-tipped, tufted tail. …
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CLAVE — clave 1 /klayv/ , v. Archaic. pt. of cleave . clave 2 /klah"vay/ , n. one of a pair of …
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CIGUATERA — /see'gweuh ter"euh, sig'weuh-/ , n. a tropical disease caused by ingesting a poison found in certain marine fishes. [ 1860-65; …
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BOCACCIO — /beuh kah"choh, -chee oh', boh-/ , n. , pl. bocaccios . a large, brown, big-mouthed rockfish, Sebastes paucispinis, of California …
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AMERICAN SPANISH — Spanish as used in Latin America. Abbr.: AmerSp
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ALLIGATOR PEAR — avocado (def. 1). [ 1755-65; alligator, alter. by folk etym. of Sp avocado or AmerSp aguacate (see AVOCADO) ]
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YERBA MATE — [yer.ba ma.te] n [AmerSp yerba mate, fr. yerba herb + mate mate] (1839): mate
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YAUTIA — [yau.tia] n [AmerSp yautia, fr. Taino] (1899): any of several aroid plants (genus Xanthosoma and esp. X. sagittifolium) chiefly of …
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WARSAW GROUPER — [war.saw grouper] n [warsaw modif. of AmerSp guasa] (1949): any of several large groupers (esp. Epinephelus nigritus)--called also warsaw
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VARA — [va.ra] n [AmerSp, fr. Sp, pole, fr. L, forked pole, fr. fem. of varus bent, bow-legged] (1831): a Texas unit …
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TUNA — [tu.na] n [Sp, fr. Taino] (ca. 1555) 1: any of various flat-jointed prickly pears (genus Opuntia); esp: one (O. tuna) …
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TOYON — [toy.on] n [AmerSp tollon] (1848): a chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers …
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TORTILLA — [tor.ti.lla] n [AmerSp, fr. Sp, dim. of torta cake, fr. LL, round loaf of bread] (ca. 1699): a round thin …
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TOKE — [toke] n [AmerSp toque, fr. Sp, touch, test, fr. tocar to touch, fr. VL toccare--more at touch] (1968) slang: a …
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TITI — [ti.ti] n [origin unknown] (1827) 1: a tree (Cliftonia monophylla of the family Cyrillaceae) of the southeastern U.S. with leathery …
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TANGO — [tan.go] n, pl tangos [AmerSp] (1913): a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin in 2/4 time with a basic pattern of …
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STAMPEDE — [stam.pede] n [AmerSp estampida, fr. Sp, crash, fr. estampar to stamp, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG stampfon to stamp] …
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SOTOL — [so.tol] n [AmerSp, fr. Nahuatl zotolin palm tree] (1881): any of several plants (genus Dasylirion) of the agave family of …
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SOPAIPILLA — [so.pai.pil.la] or so.pa.pil.la n [AmerSp sopaipilla, dim. of Sp sopaipa fritter soaked in honey, fr. sopa food soaked in milk, …
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SINSEMILLA — [sin.se.mil.la] n [AmerSp, fr. sin without + semilla seed] (1975): highly potent marijuana from female plants that are specially tended …
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SEVICHE — [se.vi.che] n [AmerSp] (1952): a dish of raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice often with oil, onions, peppers, …
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SACATON — [sac.a.ton] n [AmerSp zacaton, fr. zacate coarse grass, fr. Nahuatl zacatl] (1846): a coarse perennial grass (Sporobolus wrightii) of the …
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RUMBA — [rum.ba] n [AmerSp] (1922): a ballroom dance of Cuban origin in 2/4 or 4/4 time with a basic pattern of …
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MATE — [mate] vt mat.ed ; mat.ing [ME, fr. MF mater, fr. OF mat, n., checkmate, fr. Ar mat (in shah mat)] …
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LARIAT — [lar.i.at] n [AmerSp la reata the lasso, fr. Sp la the (fem. of el, fr. L ille that) + AmerSp …
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