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Alberto de Jesús Membreño
Francisco Cruz Castro

The list of colloquial expressions in Honduras (hondureñismos) are Spanish expressions that are unique to Honduras.

In 1899, Alberto de Jesus Membreño [es] published the first dictionary with the title "Hondureñismos. Provincial Vocabulary of Honduras."[1] It contains mostly the words and expressions in “La botica del pueblo,” a book by Francisco Cruz Castro. In the 22nd edition of the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, published in 2001, the Academia Hondureña de la Lengua contributed 1,950 words.

Hondureñismos[edit]

  • Bululo: Bread roll (La Ceiba)
  • Cipote/a: boy/girl
  • Güirro/a: boy/girl
  • Trucha: Corner shop

References[edit]

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