Comment on How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?

• Narrrz@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  "estados unidense" = states united (Spanish and Portuguese often put the adjective after the affected noun)

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  • flooppoolf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Mexico’s official name is Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. I don’t think that would work well.

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    • kingludd@lemmy.basedcount.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Yeah but estadounidense is literally the spanish word for someone from the USA.

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      • flooppoolf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        It would be Estadounidense Americano or Estadounidense Mexicano

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  • alehc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    estados unidos*

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