The Michigan Department of Corrections has banned dictionaries in Spanish and Swahili, contending the material may incite violence. Corrections officials claim books and dictionaries in Spanish and ...

Officials in prison systems across the United States have banned certain books as a way to prevent the flow of material that they say might incite violence. In Michigan, the ban has extended to ...

Spanish and Taiwanese scholars have discovered the world’s oldest extant and largest Spanish-Chinese dictionary at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Archives. The 400-year-old “Dictionario Hispanico ...

Just as certain innocuous American expressions, like ""fanny pack,"" should never be used in London, certain Spanish words, like ""coger,"" are perfectly acceptable in Madrid and perfectly vulgar in ...

With the end of the year in sight, the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) has updated its dictionary, incorporating new words that reflect the use of Spanish in 2024. It is the second most widely spoken ...

The Spanish Royal Academy has added "perreo" to its dictionary, but the term's been around for decades. The move puts a spotlight on the dance and its significance in reggaetón music. This is the time ...