Chavacano
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish chabacano (“vulgar, common, coarse”).
Proper noun
Chavacano
- The six dialects of the Philippine Creole Spanish spoken in the Philippines.
- Synonyms: Zamboangueño, Chabakano
- 2004, Chan Sin-wai, editor, Translation and Bilingual Dictionaries, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 129:
- Moreover, Chavacano, especially the Temate dialect, is suffering from a dearth of publications. To reverse this trend, Chavacano-speakers in Cavite City have been publishing articles and poems in their language through their newsletter, NOTICIA, Amigos del Biblioteca y Museo de Cavite.
Further reading
Chavacano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Wiktionary's coverage of Chavacano terms
- Ethnologue entry for Chavacano, cbk
