‘Kosher’ and ‘hummus’ added to official Spanish language dictionary

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Royal Spanish Academy adds the words “kosher” and “hummus” to the latest update of the online version of its official dictionary.

The words will appear in the next print edition of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language, to be published next year.

Spanish is the most common second language spoken in the United States, which is the second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world, after México. The Royal Spanish Academy, or RAE, is the main institution that sets and catalogues the use of the Spanish language worldwide.

Approximately 570 million people around the world speak Spanish. The countries with the most Spanish speakers are Mexico with 122 million, the United States with 57 million, Colombia with 48 million, Spain with 47 million and Argentina with 44 million.

— JTA