latinismo
Spanish, noun/latiˈnismo/
latinismo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “Latinism (any word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Palabra o expresión latina utilizada en otra lengua”.
What does latinismo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineLatinism (any word or phrase borrowed from Latin, or suggestive of Latin)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Palabra o expresión latina utilizada en otra lengua.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of latinismo
- latinismos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce latinismo?
- /latiˈnismo/
- [la.t̪iˈniz.mo]
- [lat̪iˈnismo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is latinismo in Spanish?
latinismo appears about once in every 35 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).