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Latin
Noun
clēricō
- dative/ablative singular of clēricus
References
Spanish
Etymology
A loanblend with English and Spanish, absorbed into the Spanish lexicon unique to Belize.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kleˈɾiko/
- Rhymes: -iko
- Syllabification: cle‧ri‧co
Noun
clerico m (plural clericos)
- (Belize) clerical work
References
- ^ 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