Regionalisms

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Theregionalisms are those words that are used in a particular geographic space (a country or several countries) and that are synonyms of words that are used at a general level, that is, in that area a concept is given a different name than the one used Commonly.

For example: In Mexico it is said workand in Argentina laburo, but both refer to the same concept: job.

A regionalism is not the same as a localism. The latter refers to the use in smaller places of a country (a province or a city) of terms that are used as synonyms of other generally used terms.

The term regionalism It is also used within politics to refer to the movement that pursues the defense of a region even when there are political communities above it, such as a national government.

It can serve you:

• Lexical families
• Slang
• Regional lexicon and generational lexicon
• Localisms (from different countries)
• Neologisms
• Xenisms

Examples of regionalisms

1. Pen - pen - ballpoint - birome
2. Day - work - day - work - laburo
3. Children - kids - kids - kids - kids - boys - kids
4. Bus - collective - truck - guagua
5. Store - business - warehouse - warehouse
6. American - gringo - gabacho
7. Skillful - ducho - chicho
8. Potatoes - potatoes
9. Nice - good - cool - cool
10. Avocado - avocado - abacate - abocado - cure
11. Money - twine - silver - wool - pasta - marmaja
12. Pig - pig - piglet - pig - pig
13. Computer - computer - computer
14. Comet - chichigua - kite - pipe - pandorga - flying
15. Horse - Jamelgo - Cuaco
16. Angry - annoyed - grinded - thundered - compound
17. Kiss - pikito - Kiko
18. Chili - pepper - chili
19. Matches - matches - matches
20. Depressed - crestfallen - downcast - agüitated

Examples of sentences with regionalisms

1. I need one feather so I can sign the contract now.
2. I got a new one work. I start next month.
3. The kids they destroyed the flowerbed when they played football
4. I went to the cellar to buy the ingredients for the chocolate cake.
5. On the plane I had to sit next to a gringo. I did not understand anything.
6. Juan is not very good in soccer. They left him as a substitute.
7. I'm going to make a salad with potatoes for lunch.
8. I met my cousin's son. Is very beautiful.
9. I like this recipe better because it has avocado.
10. I do not have twine, so I'm not going to be able to go to the recital. It will be next time.
11. For this Christmas we are going to prepare a sucker and salads.
12. I took the bus to go to college. If he was walking, he was late.
13. When you leave, don't forget to turn off the computer.
14. The teacher made me spell the word "Kite”.
15. In the movie, the protagonist had a quack black color.
16. My sister was thunderstorm because he failed the entrance exam. You will have to wait until next year to try again.
17. In the photo, the bride and groom were having a beak.
18. I hate food with Chile. It's very spicy and I don't like it.
19. Leave the matches by hand in case the power goes out again.
20. My brother is a little lowered because the girlfriend left him for another boy.

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