Spanish
pronunciation
How to pronounce Spanish in British English:
UK [ˈspænɪʃ]
How to pronounce Spanish in American English:
US [ˈspænɪʃ]
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- Noun:
- the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
- the people of Spain
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain
Word Origin
- Spanish (adj.)
- c. 1200, Spainisc, from Spaine "Spain," from Old French Espaigne (see Spaniard) + -ish. Replaced Old English Speonisc. Altered 16c. by influence of Latin. As a noun, "the Spanish language," from late 15c. For Spanish Main see main. Spanish moss is attested from 1823. Spanish fly, the fabled aphrodisiac (ground-up cantharis blister-beetles), is attested from c. 1600. Spanish-American War was so called in British press speculations early 1898, even before it began in April. For Spanish Inquisition (by c. 1600), see Inquisition.
Example
- 1. Spanish conservatives accused him of treason .
- 2. Should I improve my cv by learning spanish ?
- 3. Thirteen other spanish regions will vote on may 22nd .
- 4. That was not common in the spanish world .
- 5. The first 50000 laptops arrived loaded with software in english , not spanish .