clerico

Latin

Noun

clēricō

  1. 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/ [kleˈɾi.ko]
  • Rhymes: -iko
  • Syllabification: cle‧ri‧co

Noun

clerico m (plural clericos)

  1. (Belize) clerical work

References

  1. 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
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