penglish

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8

Definition of penglish

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (informal)A language that combines Persian and English.
    “Gradually, however, English, Penglish (a hybrid of Persian and English), and other host country languages have become accepted, as filmmakers and audiences have evolved and set down roots abroad.”
    “Finally, these displaced toughs' adoption of the Iranian exiles' lingo, Penglish (a mixture of Persian and English), which they further mingled with their own argot, produced a rich, hybridized, and humorous language that required a knowing audience to decode and fully appreciate.”
    “We laugh in Persian, and this is always the language for jokes, which sometimes causes difficulties for American girlfriends. But if we take a closer look, things are more complicated, as diglossia – Penglish or Fenglish – is spreading […]”

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Etymology

Blend of Persian + English.

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7-letter words

4 words

6-letter words

9 words

5-letter words

31 words

4-letter words

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

15 words

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