| 释义 |
‖ pochismo|poˈtʃizmo|
[Mexican Sp., f. as next + -ismo -ism.]
A form of slang used by speakers of Mexican Spanish and others along the border with the U.S., consisting of English words given a Spanish form or pronunciation; a word of this sort.
1944N.Y. Herald Tribune 5 Aug. 10/3 The Mexican Academy has appointed a committee to eradicate ‘pochismos’— that is English words and phrases used in speaking Spanish. 1946Mod. Lang. Jrnl. Oct. 345 Pochismo, derived from pocho, an adjective which originally meant discolored, has now come to mean a type of popular slang in Mexico. 1966N. S. Hayner New Patterns in Old Mexico xiv. 219 Students of language have a lively curiosity in the increasing use of ‘pochismo’, a type of popular slang, by even the most conservative of the Mexico City newspapers. 1976F. A. & D. L. Latorre Mexican Kickapoo Indians ii. 29 They [sc. Kickapoos] have incorporated many Spanish words into their speech and many pochismos..such as lonche (‘lunch’). |