Honduran Spanish

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Honduran Spanish
Español hondureño
Pronunciation [espaˈɲolonduˈɾeɲo]
Native to Honduras
Region Central American Spanish
Native speakers
10,637,827 (2023) [1]
Early forms
Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Official status
Regulated by Academia Hondureña de la Lengua
Language codes
ISO 639-1 es
ISO 639-2 spa [2]
ISO 639-3
Glottolog None
IETF es-HN
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Honduran Spanish is the Spanish language as spoken in the country of Honduras in Central America. Voseo is routinely used in Honduras.

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Phonology

Local words

These words are some slang words used in Honduras. Some may also be used in neighboring El Salvador and elsewhere.

Honduran SpanishGloss
bululobread roll
truchacorner shop
pulpería
relajomess
jurapolice patrol
chepo
postapolice station
majedude
cipoteboy
güirro
cipotagirl
güirra
jucodirty man
jucadirty woman
colochocurls (in reference to hair)
chongobow (gift wrapping)
encachimbarto annoy, to upset
bolodrunk
gomahangover
pailabucket
carro pailapick-up truck
pistomoney
billullo
chabacántroublemaker
guachimansecurity guard (from English 'watchman')

References

  1. Spanish → Honduras at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "ISO 639-2 Language Code search". Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Lipski, John M. (2008). "Central American Spanish in the United States". Varieties of Spanish in the United States. Georgetown University Press. pp. 142–149. ISBN   9781589016514.
  4. Lipski, John M. (1986). "Instability and Reduction of /s/ in the Spanish of Honduras". Revista Canadiense de Estudios Hispánicos. 11 (1): 27–47. ISSN   0384-8167. JSTOR   27762472.