"Hinglish" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Hindi + English. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Hindi|English}} Blend of Hindi + English Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hinglish
  1. A variety of English spoken by native Hindi speakers, using many Hindi words or constructions.
    Sense id: en-Hinglish-en-name-v9s5WcEG Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 56 44
  2. (colloquial) Hindustani written in the Latin alphabet, often also mixed with English words or phrases Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Hinglish-en-name-XNhP7ZTP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Chinglish, a mixture of English and Chinese, Denglisch, a mixture of English and German, Franglais, a mixture of English and French, Globish, Ponglish, Spanglish, a mixture of English and Spanish

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