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The Sabine River Spanish-speaking communities have no terms to identify themselves as a group. Adaeseño, in reference to Los Adaes, has been used by Armistead and Dr. Comfort Pratt for the dialect spoken on the Louisiana side of the river. Stark (1980) uses "Zwolle-Ebarb Spanish", from the names of two towns in Louisiana where it's spoken.
The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .
Breaux Bridge – Crayfish Capital of the World [4] or Crawfish Capital of the World (In Louisiana vernacular, "Crawfish" would be the correct way to say it.) [5] [6] Des Allemands – Catfish Capital of the World [4] Dubach – Dogtrot Capital of the World [7] Gonzales – Jambalaya Capital of the World [4] [8] Gueydan – Duck Capital of ...
Metropolitan Area Population Five Years and Over Percentage Speaking Spanish at Home Population Speaking Spanish at Home (in thousands) New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,066,122 20.24 3656 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,450,222 36.0128 4483 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 8,898,149 17.3754 1546 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
La Paz, Indiana, a town in North Township, Marshall County, Indiana (called after La Paz, Bolivia) La Plata, Utah, a ghost town in northern Utah, named for the silver boom the area experienced in the 1890s. Leon, New York, town in Cattaraugus County, New York (the name is derived from the former Kingdom of León in Spain)
The city of Baton Rouge was a mainly Anglo area, but the settling of Spanish Town allowed the Spanish citizens a place for their culture and language to thrive. [5] [2] [3] The American Civil War brought destruction to the area and left only a few homes and buildings standing, and the area was mostly abandoned. [4]
dirty rice (esp. Louisiana) – Cajun rice dish consisting of rice, spices, and meat; Don't get above your raisin' - regional colloquialism [16] fais-dodo (southern Louisiana) – a party; fix – to get ready, to be on the verge of doing, e.g. "I'm fixing to go"; (widespread but esp. South) to prepare food; house shoes – bedroom slippers
The settlement of Saint Malo was established, by some accounts, as early as 1763 by Filipinos who deserted Spanish ships during the Manila galleon trade. [12] It is also possible that the community was established later into the early 19th century. [13] The Manilamen settled in the marshlands of Louisiana where no Spanish officials could reach ...