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Hispanicism

8.3

A cultural style or trait typical of Spanish-speaking people

noun
/hɪˈspænɪkɪzəm/

: hispanismo

Her cooking reflects a strong Hispanicism influenced by her family's Spanish heritage.

Examples

Many buildings in the city display Hispanicism in their architecture and decoration.
The festival celebrated various aspects of Hispanicism through music and dance.
The festival's music and dance showed a clear Hispanicism that delighted visitors.
The concept of Hispanicism is often misunderstood.
The festival's music and dance showed a clear Hispanicism that delighted visitors.
Many buildings in the city display Hispanicism in their architecture and decoration.
Her cooking reflects a strong Hispanicism influenced by her family's Spanish heritage.

Surface Forms

Hispanicism singular

Hispanicisms plural

Morphology

Hispanicism = Hispanic (transparent) = Hispanic + ism

Clear suffixation of the adjective 'Hispanic' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism' to denote characteristic or ideology; the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Hispanicism comes from Hispanic, which in turn comes from the old Latin name Hispania for Spain, plus the ending -ism that means 'style' or 'quality'. So a Hispanicism is a Spanish style or cultural trait, which is why we use it for music, dance, or buildings that feel Spanish.