AmerSp

AmerSp
American Spanish.

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  • AmerSp — peo American Spanish …   From formal English to slang

  • AmerSp — American Spanish …   Useful english dictionary

  • acerola — /as euh roh leuh/, n. 1. the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C. 2. the tree itself. Also called Barbados cherry, Puerto Rican cherry. [1940 45; …   Universalium

  • alligator pear — avocado (def. 1). [1755 65; alligator, alter. by folk etym. of Sp avocado or AmerSp aguacate (see AVOCADO)] * * * …   Universalium

  • almique — /al meuh kee /, n. 1. a West African tree, Manilkara albescens, of the sapodilla family. 2. the hard, reddish brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 3. Also, alamiqui. a Cuban solenodon, Solenodon cubanus. [ < AmerSp almiquí, prob.… …   Universalium

  • Altiplano — /al teuh plah noh/; for 1 also Sp. /ahl tee plah naw/, n., pl. Altiplanos for 2. 1. a plateau region in South America, situated in the Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. 2. (l.c.) Geol. altiplane. [ < AmerSp, equiv. to alti ALTI + Sp plano… …   Universalium

  • American Spanish — Spanish as used in Latin America. Abbr.: AmerSp * * * …   Universalium

  • annona — /euh noh neuh/, n. any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Annona, native to tropical America, and grown for their edible fruits. Cf. annona family. [ < NL < AmerSp anona, anon, allegedly < Arawak (Hispaniola)] * * * …   Universalium

  • Araucana — /ar euh kah neuh/, n. 1. any of numerous varieties of domestic chickens derived from South American wild fowl, noted for producing pale blue, green, or pinkish eggs. 2. a breed of Araucana, developed in the U.S., having ear tufts and no tail.… …   Universalium

  • ayahuasca — /ah yeuh wah skeuh/, n. a woody South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, of the malpighia family, having bark that is the source of harmine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid used by Amazon Indians. [ < AmerSp; further orig. uncert.] * * * …   Universalium

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