amish
See also: Amish
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Amish.
Adjective
amish (invariable)
- Amish (relating to the Amish sect)
Noun
amish m or f by sense (invariable)
- Amish (member of a strict Anabaptist sect)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Amish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈamiʃ/ [ˈa.miʃ]
- Rhymes: -amiʃ
- Syllabification: a‧mish
Adjective
amish (invariable)
- Amish
Noun
amish m or f (plural amish)
- Amish
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
- “amish”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014