Honduran Spanish
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| Honduran Spanish | |
|---|---|
| Español hondureño | |
| Native to | Honduras |
| Region | Central American Spanish |
Native speakers | 6 million (2014)[1] 112,000 in Honduras (2014) |
Indo-European
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| 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. The voseo is routinely used in Honduras.
Local words
These words are some slang words used in Honduras. Some may also be used in neighboring El Salvador and elsewhere.
- Bululo - bread roll
- Trucha or pulpería - corner shop
- Relajo - mess
- Jura or chepo - police patrol
- Posta - police station
- Maje - dude
- Cipote(a) - kid (male, when it ends with "e"; and female, when it ends with "a")
- Güirro(a) - kid (male, when it ends with "o"; and female, when it ends with "a")
- Juco(a) - Dirty person (male, when it ends with "o"; and female, when it ends with "a")
References
- ^ Spanish → Honduras at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "ISO 639-2 Language Code search". Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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