"The American Heritage Spanish Dictionary is designed expressly for speakers and writers in the Americas, featuring the full range of American English and Latin American Spanish. With more than 2,500 new words and phrases, the Second Edition has the most up-to-date word list available today.

The new vocabulary comes from all parts of the hemisphere and from a variety of fields such as medicine, sports, ecology, and popular culture, with a special emphasis on computer technology and the language of the Internet.".

"Many special features make the Second Edition an exceptionally useful dictionary: The various senses of each word are clearly distinguished to eliminate guesswork in locating the appropriate translation; numerous example sentences further clarify meaning and illustrate proper usage; all entries are fully syllabicated, pronunciations of English words are provided, and the gender of Spanish nouns is noted where appropriate; and full tables of Spanish and English irregular verbs are also included.

In addition, words that present grammatical difficulties, such as prepositions and conjunctions are keyed to the extensive Notes on Grammar and Usage on both sides of the dictionary."--BOOK JACKET.