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lonche
 n.— «In the firing line are such phrases as lonche (lunch), muy nice, el bus stop, emailear (to e-mail) and even el zip code.» —“Spanglish on the march” by Chris Wright in Madrid News.com.au (Australia) Oct. 15, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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