granpin

Spanish

Etymology

A loanblend with English and Spanish, absorbed into the Spanish lexicon unique to Belize.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾampin/ [ˈɡɾãm.pĩn]
  • Rhymes: -ampin
  • Syllabification: gran‧pin

Noun

granpin m (plural gránpines)

  1. (Belize) grappling hook
    Synonym: arpeo

References
  1. Timothy W. Hagerty (1996) “Chapter 7: The Influence of English on the Spanish Language of Belize”, in Michael D. Phillips, editor, Belize: Selected Proceedings from the Second Interdisciplinary Conference, University Press of America, →ISBN, page 136
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