espanyolitzar

Catalan

FWOTD – 27 June 2015

Etymology

From espanyol + -itzar

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /əs.pə.ɲo.liˈd͡za/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /əs.pə.ɲu.liˈd͡za/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /es.pa.ɲo.liˈzaɾ/

Verb

espanyolitzar (first-person singular present espanyolitzo, past participle espanyolitzat)

  1. to hispanize, usually more related to Spain in particular than to the rest of the Hispanic world
    • 2012 October 4, Sílvia Hinojosa, La Generalitat acusa Wert de voler espanyolitzar els alumnes, Diari La Vanguardia, page 14:
      "Intenten anul·lar la nostra realitat des de l’escola", va constatar Rigau, que va acusar el ministre de "voler espanyolitzar els alumnes de Catalunya"
      "They try to annul our reality from the teaching system", Rigau noted, who accused the minister of "wanting to hispanicize the students of Catalonia"

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to hispanize): hispanitzar, castellanitzar
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