"Engrish" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the mispronunciation of the word English common to Japanese speakers, who have difficulty distinguishing "L" and "R" sounds. The Japanese transliteration of the word "English", イングリッシュ (Ingurisshu) is often used for teaching purposes. In that word, /ɾ/ (romanised as "r") is pronounced instead of the English /l/. Etymology templates: {{ja-r|^イングリッシュ}} イングリッシュ (Ingurisshu) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Engrish
  1. (sometimes derogatory) Ungrammatical, unorthographical or nonsensical English, especially that which is found in East Asia, notably in Japan. Wikipedia link: Engrish Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): Dialects, English, Japanese, Linguistics Synonyms: Japanese English, Japlish, Janglish, Nihonglish Related terms: Chinglish [Chinese, English], English language
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