Hispanism

plural Hispanisms

1. countablerhetoricuncountableA Spanish word, phrase or idiom used in another language.

   There are alſo ſome Hiſpaniſms in the Letter or Writ of Don Alfonſo an ancient King of Caſtile, publiſhed by Monſieur Leibnitz in his Codex Diplomaticum (m).

   1711, The History and Antiquities of the Exchequer of the Kings of England, page xi

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   The French, Italian, and Spaniſh are ſo nearly allied, that they are termed in general dialects of the Latin, yet in an Engliſh compoſition written by a Frenchman, no one would explain the deviations from claſſic purity as Italiciſms, or Hiſpaniſms, but would naturally refer them to the claſs of Galliciſms. In the ſame manner the peculiarities obſervable in the ſtyle of the Greek Teſtament muſt be neceſſarily aſcribed to the native language of the ſacred writers.

   1823, Introduction to the New Testament, page 415

   In the hands of your semi-Teutonic collaborateur, my Olla podrida, albeit seasoned with occasional Hispanisms, becomes that black broth which travellers assure us regales on festive occasions the sons of the Hartz.

   1852, The Rival Operas, page 4

   [...]; and the endeavor to classify and regulate the phenomena of the living tongue, though not particularly effective, appeals to linguistic collectors of all times. The idea of good usage, based on the practice of educated Parisians, was already making itself felt. Far more important, however, than grammatical or orthographical uniformity was copious vocabulary; and in this respect the sixteenth century rather overshot the mark. A vast influx of Latinisms, Italianisms, and Hispanisms characterizes the style of this transition period; a large proportion of the newcomers failed to justify their adoption.

   1907, The Nation, page 310

   Synonyms: Hispanicism, Castilianism

2. humanitiesThe study of the Spanish language or culture.

   Synonyms: Hispanic studies, Hispanistics