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Definition of Rock English in English: Rock Englishnoun The variety of English spoken in Gibraltar, influenced in particular by Andalusian Spanish; also used to denote Yanito (or Llanito), a variety of Spanish used in Gibraltar which includes many elements borrowed from English, and which involves frequent code-switching into English.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George Borrow (1803–1881), writer and traveller. Definition of Rock English in US English: Rock Englishnoun The variety of English spoken in Gibraltar, influenced in particular by Andalusian Spanish; also used to denote Yanito (or Llanito), a variety of Spanish used in Gibraltar which includes many elements borrowed from English, and which involves frequent code-switching into English.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in George Borrow (1803–1881), writer and traveller. |