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Lachinoamérica

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Blend of Latinoamérica (Latin America) +‎ chino (Chinese), the earliest documented use dates to December 5th, 2009 on the Argentine magazine Zoom,[1] though as a search term on the internet, it dates back to June 2004.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lat͡ʃinoaˈmeɾika/ [la.t͡ʃi.no.aˈme.ɾi.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eɾika
  • Syllabification: La‧chi‧no‧a‧mé‧ri‧ca

Proper noun

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Lachinoamérica f

  1. (slang, often derogatory) Latin America, viewed as a region economically influenced by the People's Republic of China.

References

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