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Honduran Spanish | |
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Español hondureño | |
Pronunciation | [espaˈɲol onduˈɾeɲo] |
Native to | Honduras |
Region | Central American Spanish |
Native speakers | 10,637,827 million (2023) [1] |
Early forms | |
Latin ( Spanish alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Honduras |
Regulated by | Academia Hondureña de la Lengua |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 |
es |
ISO 639-2 | spa
[2] |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
IETF | es-HN |
Honduran Spanish is the Spanish language as spoken in the country of Honduras in Central America. Voseo is routinely used in Honduras.
These words are some slang words used in Honduras. Some may also be used in neighboring El Salvador and elsewhere.
Honduran Spanish | Gloss |
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bululo | bread roll |
trucha | corner shop |
pulpería | |
relajo | mess |
jura | police patrol |
chepo | |
posta | police station |
maje | dude |
cipote | boy |
güirro | |
cipota | girl |
güirra | |
juco | dirty man |
juca | dirty woman |
colocho | curls (in reference to hair) |
chongo | bow (gift wrapping) |
encachimbar | to annoy, to upset |
bolo | drunk |
goma | hangover |
paila | bucket |
carro paila | pick-up truck |
pisto | money |
billullo | |
chabacán | troublemaker |
guachiman | security guard (from English 'watchman') |