Chileanism

English Etymology en Chilean ism Noun ~ A term or linguistic feature originating from or specific to the Chilean variety of the Spanish language. en 1918 May Revista de Filosofia Buenos Aires, Argentina Sarmiento the Traveler Julio Noé journal February 1921 141 Inter-América Doubleday, Page & Company 4 3 http://books.google.com/books?id=hoS1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA141&dq=%22chileanism%22 Chinanga is, according to Román's Diccionario de chilenismos, not so much a Chileanism as an Americanism, since he credits it to Chile, Perú and Ecuador: it is equivalent to the Spanish taberna, but enlivened with song and dance. en 1977 Political brokers in Chile: local government in a centralized polity 240 Arturo Valenzuela Duke University Press The verb pechar is a Chileanism derived from pecho, or chest, and means to employ much effort to accomplish a particular goal. en 1991 http://books.google.com/books?id=S_tDrlfM6McC&lpg=PR3&dq=%22chileanism%22&pg=PR3 36 Human rights and the "politics of agreements": Chile during President Aylwin's first year Cynthia G. Brown Human Rights Watch 9781564320339 Curco is a Chileanism, meaning literally to be bent over with an irritating burden. Chilean nationalism Translations term or linguistic feature specific to Chilean Spanish Portuguese: pt chilenismo m Spanish: es chilenismo m