noun, masculine/mexikaˈnismo/plural: mexicanismos
a word, usage, or linguistic feature particular to Mexican Spanish; Mexicanism
Etymology tree Classical Nahuatl Mēxihcobor. Spanish México Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Spanish -ano Spanish mexicano Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. Spanish -ismo Spanish mexicanismo From mexicano + -ismo.