Hispanophone

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Hispanophone. alt-of

    "The sound /i/ is difficult for francophones and hispanophones because it is not found in the phonetic system of French or Spanish."

  2. 2
    A native speaker of the Spanish language
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Hispanophone. alt-of, not-comparable

    "The influx of Spanish-speaking immigrants, not only from the Caribbean but also, mostly illegally, from Mexico, has meant that today nearly one person in five in the United States is hispanophone; in New York estimates put it between one in three and one in two."

  2. 2
    Spanish-speaking not-comparable

Example

More examples

"I prefer to leave my Spanish sentences in the loving arms of a Hispanophone."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hispano- + -phone.

Etymology 2

From Hispano- + -phone.

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