Originally posted by NordlysBeckham, David.- Football player, married to a former spice girl and metrosexual icon of this generation.
Hmmm... And what's strambotic? And who's David Beckham (yes, I have heard the name before, but I don't have any idea whether he is an actor or a football player or whatever)?
Strambotic.- Extravagant
Originally posted by jareyesAh, so my football association wasn't wrong.
Beckham, David.- Football player, married to a former spice girl and metrosexual icon of this generation.
Strambotic.- Extravagant
I looked up "strambotic" and couldn't find it in my dictionary or in the Merriam-Webster on the net.
Originally posted by NordlysSome non-chicano 'spanglish' you won't find in the MW, like pintoresque (for 'pintoresco'😉 and strambotic (for 'estrambótico'😉.
Ah, so my football association wasn't wrong.
I looked up "strambotic" and couldn't find it in my dictionary or in the Merriam-Webster on the net.
The latter, particularly, is defined by the Royal Academy of Spanish Language (www.rae.es) as extravagant, irregular and orderless
🙂
Originally posted by jareyesThanks. What's "non-chicano" (or "chicano" for that matter)?
Some non-chicano 'spanglish' you won't find in the MW, like pintoresque (for 'pintoresco'😉 and strambotic (for 'estrambótico'😉.
The latter, particularly, is defined by the Royal Academy of Spanish Language (www.rae.es) as extravagant, irregular and orderless
🙂
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Originally posted by Nordlys'Chicano' refers to the U.S. citizen of Mexican origin, not exclusively but more identified in the Southern border (mainly Texas and California, U.S.).
Thanks. What's "non-chicano" (or "chicano" for that matter)?
I made the distinction because spanglish there is more deformation of language (like calling a supermarket 'la marketa' or the truck 'la troca', for example), rather than taking uncommon Spanish words and nurture English with them
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