Castilianism

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/kæˈstɪl.jənɪzəm/

noun

Hispanicism; the use of a characteristic trait of Castilian Spanish in another language.

OriginSpanish castellanismo ← English Castilian →
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Meanings

nounCastilianism (plural Castilianisms)

plural Castilianisms

  1. rhetoricHispanicism; the use of a characteristic trait of Castilian Spanish in another language.

    Sometimes, attempting to avoid a Castilianism, we commit an even worse one. At other times we flee from an imaginary Castilianism only to fall into a real one.

    2009, Pompeu Fabra, translated by Alan Yates, The Architect of Modern Catalan, John Benjamins Publishing, →ISBN, page 125

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hispanicismhispanism

Origin

  1. EnglishCastilian
  2. Spanishcastellanismo
  3. EnglishCastilianism

From Castilian + -ism. Calque of Spanish castellanismo.

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APA

Castilianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castilianism

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“Castilianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castilianism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Castilianism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Castilianism.

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