dating show

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeitin ˈʃou/ [ˌd̪ei̯.t̪ĩnʲ ˈʃou̯]

Noun

dating show m (plural dating shows)

1. (television) dating game show

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.