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Record 1 1993-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

A variety of Spanish influenced by Mexican underworld argot with a large admixture of English words, spoken especially by young Mexican-Americans in cities of the southwestern United States.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Argot espagnol moderne, très riche en locutions et en mots gitans. Le même type d'argot existe au Portugal sous le nom de calao.

Spanish

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