latinajo

m.

1 Latinism, Latin phrase, Latin word.

2 dog Latin.

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latinajo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar Latin phrase

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SM (=latín macarrónico) dog Latin, bad Latin

latinajos — Latin tags

echar latinajos — to come out with learned quotations and references

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latinazgo masculino

a) (fam) (frase latina) Latin word/expression

b) (latín incorrecto) dog latin

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= dog Latin, mock Latin.

Ex. Writers and filmmakers also often employ dog Latin (or dog Greek) when in need of names for characters, places or objects.

Ex. It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.

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latinazgo masculino

a) (fam) (frase latina) Latin word/expression

b) (latín incorrecto) dog latin

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= dog Latin, mock Latin.

Ex: Writers and filmmakers also often employ dog Latin (or dog Greek) when in need of names for characters, places or objects.

Ex: It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.

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latinajo, latinazgo

masculine

1 (fam) (frase latina) Latin word/expression

2 (latín macarrónico) dog latin

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latinajo nm

Fam Pey

1. [expresión, término en latín]

soltó un latinajo he came out with some fancy term in Latin;

el latinajo de la flor es Iris germanica the fancy Latin name for the flower is Iris germanica

2. [latín macarrónico] dog Latin

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latinajo

m fam

palabra Latin word; frase Latin phrase; (latín incorrecto) dog Latin