amish

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Portuguese

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Amish.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.mi.ʃi/, /aˈmi.ʃi/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈɐ.miʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.mi.ʃe/, /aˈmi.ʃe/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈɐ.miʃ/

Adjective

amish (invariable)

  1. Amish (relating to the Amish sect)

Noun

amish m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Amish (member of a strict Anabaptist sect)

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Amish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈamiʃ/
  • Rhymes: -amiʃ
  • Syllabification: a‧mish

Adjective

amish (invariable)

  1. Amish

Noun

amish m or f by sense (plural amish)

  1. Amish

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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