Just as certain innocuous American expressions, like ""fanny pack,"" should never be used in London, certain Spanish words, like ""coger,"" are perfectly acceptable in Madrid and perfectly vulgar in ...

“Language is the instrument to create history and also a vision of where the nation is going.” — Ilan Stavans Ahead of Thanksgiving break, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures ...

Officials in prison systems across the United States have banned certain books as a way to prevent the flow of material that they say might incite violence. In Michigan, the ban has extended to ...

"Perreo." “Jurutungo.” "Güira." "Jevo." "Lambeojo." "Juyilanga." These distinct Puerto Rican words — which are used casually and mostly have humorous connotations — are part of a long list of terms ...

With the end of the year in sight, the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) has updated its dictionary, incorporating new words that reflect the use of Spanish in 2024. It is the second most widely spoken ...

Spanish and Taiwanese scholars have discovered the world’s oldest extant and largest Spanish-Chinese dictionary at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Archives. The 400-year-old “Dictionario Hispanico ...