English Explanatory Dictionary

Llanito

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A vernacular spoken primarily in Gibraltar, based on a mix of Andalusian Spanish and English, but also influenced by Genoese, Hebrew, Portuguese, Italian and Maltese.
noun
  1. A Gibraltarian.

Word forms

Llanito Yanito Llanitos

Etymology

From Spanish Llanitos (“people of the flatlands”), or from Italian Gianni (“Johnny”).

Related words

Llanita Spanglish Alemañol Chinglish Denglisch Germish Dunglish Franglais Guarañol Jopara Yopara Hinglish Portuñol
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