American Spanish

[ uh-mer-i-kuhn span-ish ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the collective Spanish dialects of the Americas, as spoken in Central America (with the exception of Belize), the Caribbean, South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and historically, the territory of the southwestern United States.

First recorded in 1945–50

NBCUniversal Telemundo Spanish networks paid $600 million for American Spanish TV rights.

The rebel general opportunely arrived in Singapore at or about the time of the outbreak of American-Spanish hostilities.

I remember one private soldier who had fought in the American-Spanish war and in the Philippines—an old "tough."

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