malinchismo

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Spanish

Etymology

From La Malinche (La Malinche, Nahua woman who was the interpreter, advisor, and piintermediary to Hernán Cortés) +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /malinˈt͡ʃismo/
  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: ma‧lin‧chis‧mo

Noun

malinchismo m (uncountable)

  1. (Latin America) infatuation with or preference for foreign cultures
    • 2017 December 2, “El Topo: “Drags” una reinvención de lujo”, in La Nación (Costa Rica):
      Fue una noche muy bonita donde el malinchismo no se asomó por ninguna parte y hubo una conexión diáfana entre afición y Selección.
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    • 2022, Ricardo Homs, México dividido, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 276:
      Este fenómeno del malinchismo, o sea, la preferencia por lo extranjero frente a lo nacional, va unido a una actitud de resentimiento hacia los extranjeros, estadounidenses y europeos principalmente.
      This phenomenon of malinchism, that is, the preference for the foreign over the national, is linked to an attitude of resentment towards foreigners, mainly Americans and Europeans.

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