http://www.transparent.com/spanish/che/ Language and Cultue of the Spanish-Speaking World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/che/comment-page-1/#comment-620 david carmona Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:36:42 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=79#comment-620 Not really. The use of "che" in Valencia can be traced as far back as the Middle Ages. I think it is just a coincidence that it evolved on both sides of the Atlantice from different sources. Not really. The use of “che” in Valencia can be traced as far back as the Middle Ages. I think it is just a coincidence that it evolved on both sides of the Atlantice from different sources.

]]> http://www.transparent.com/spanish/che/comment-page-1/#comment-619 A. Novati Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:46:04 +0000 http://www.transparent.com/spanish/?p=79#comment-619 I have to add to your research. In my understanding of the origins of the word "Che" is that it is derived from a Guarani native term which means "man" or "hombre". The Guarani people extend from Paraguay, Southern Brazil, and Northern Argentina. The gauchos of Argentina were historically of mixed Spanish and Guarani heritage, and the intermingling of languages would be no surprise. I'm sure the gauchos in southern Brazil would have had similar mixing of cultures. I can't explain the Valencian use of the term though. There is neither a Valencian or Castillian root that I can see. Is there a large Argentine immigrant population in Valencia? I have to add to your research. In my understanding of the origins of the word “Che” is that it is derived from a Guarani native term which means “man” or “hombre”. The Guarani people extend from Paraguay, Southern Brazil, and Northern Argentina. The gauchos of Argentina were historically of mixed Spanish and Guarani heritage, and the intermingling of languages would be no surprise. I’m sure the gauchos in southern Brazil would have had similar mixing of cultures.
I can’t explain the Valencian use of the term though. There is neither a Valencian or Castillian root that I can see. Is there a large Argentine immigrant population in Valencia?

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