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Caribbean Spanish vs Chicano Spanish

Compare two dialects of Spanish side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Caribbean Spanish

The Spanish of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Shares with Andalusian the aspiration of /s/ and the loss of final consonants, and carries a distinctive lexicon shaped by Taino and African languages.

Approximate centre
23.13°, -82.36°
Chicano Spanish

Mexican-American Spanish · US Spanish

The Spanish of Mexican-American communities across the US Southwest. Diverse and bilingual; shaped by long contact with English and characterised by code-switching (Spanglish).

Spoken in
Approximate centre
34.05°, -118.24°

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DialectCaribbean SpanishThe Spanish of Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. Shares with Andalusian the aspiration of /s/ and the loss of final consonants, and carries a distinctive lexicon shaped by Taino and African languages.DialectChicano SpanishThe Spanish of Mexican-American communities across the US Southwest. Diverse and bilingual; shaped by long contact with English and characterised by code-switching (Spanglish).CompareAndalusian Spanish vs Caribbean SpanishAtlasExplore the atlasRead the full picture of Spanish and the dialects within it.