dubbese

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noun

The use of unnatural language in dubbing.

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Meanings

noundubbese (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use of unnatural language in dubbing.

    Dubbese is the register of dubbing, and as such it can be described using the four traditional language levels: particular features of dubbese are found at phonetic, morphological, syntactical and lexical levels.

    2019, Roberto A. Valdeón, The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Translation Studies, page 1999

Origin

From dub + -ese.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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