castellanizar

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Spanish

Etymology

From castellano +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /kasteʝaniˈθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /kasteʎaniˈθaɾ/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /kasteʝaniˈsaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /kasteʎaniˈsaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kasteʃaniˈsaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kasteʒaniˈsaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cas‧te‧lla‧ni‧zar

Verb

castellanizar (first-person singular present castellanizo, first-person singular preterite castellanicé, past participle castellanizado)

  1. (transitive) to Hispanicize, to render into Spanish
    Synonyms: españolizar, hispanizar
    • 2015 July 5, “A la búsqueda de las fronteras”, in El País:
      Rebautizado este año —ha cambiado de su nombre la "g" de anteriores ediciones por una "j" para castellanizar el concepto y como "homenaje a la sencillez juanramoniana"—; Frinje también deja un hueco importante a la innovación musical.
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