Spanish
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- adjective
- /ˈspænɪʃ/
:
español
- She enjoys listening to Spanish music, especially flamenco and pop songs.
- Spanish-speaking people
- Spanish language
- a Spanish course
It was more of a Spanish and German thing.
- It was more of a Spanish and German thing.
- OK, that's, that's a Spanish nun also.
- I've got all my Spanish papers, I've got my residency.
- Rose is sort of Spanish, French, Mark's a Kiwi.
- We're going to do a Spanish treble Basler.
- I was like what native Spanish speaker The You should know podcast.
- He's on TV now a lot, very handsome Spanish, Latin guy.
Examples
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Leocadia's Indian blood kept all expression from her features; her Spanish blood sang in her articulate voice.
Fiction book (1991) -
Similarly, some natives took to Spanish ways quickly and fully, and others resisted to a great degree.
Academic text (2011) -
No registration is required, and language options include English, Spanish, French, and more.
Academic text (2011) -
But thanks to his Spanish allies, Wellington knew better.
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The quickest way to a Spanish heart is dance.
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It was moved from one Spanish mission to another.
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I told them I was a Spanish fluent speaker.
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Wait until the Spanish tortilla dude across the street opens for business.
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Nora never grew accustomed to the late Spanish nights that ended after three in the morning.
Fiction book (1990) -
I could see these men dressed in the costume of the Spanish hidalgo, well-horsed and armed.
Fiction book (1990)
Compounds
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A civil war in Spain from 1936 to 1939 when General Franco overthrew the government
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A 1898 war between the United States and Spain that gives U.S. territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
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A court set up by the Spanish kings to find and punish people for not following Catholic beliefs
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A large group of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England that the English navy defeats
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A small bright green beetle from southern Europe that makes a liquid causing blisters
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A 1898 war between the United States and Spain that gave the US Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
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A person in the United States who speaks Spanish as their first language or whose family speaks Spanish
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A large mild onion with sweet, juicy layers that you eat raw in salads and on sandwiches
A sea battle in 1588 when a small English fleet beats a large Spanish fleet sent to invade England
A tropical American tree with wood that smells nice and is often used to make cigar boxes
A tropical American tree with fragrant, lightweight wood used for cigar boxes
A tall thornless shrub from the Mediterranean with sweet-smelling yellow flowers and flexible stems used to make baskets
- US
A large tropical American tree with strong, durable wood and creamy white flowers
- UK
A plant from the western Mediterranean with purple flowers that grows from a bulb
A small tropical fish with yellow stripes that makes low sounds by grinding its throat teeth
A dense upright shrub with many white or pink flowers that grows naturally in western Spain and Portugal
A red powder from Spanish peppers used to add mild, sweet or smoky flavor to food
A plant from the Mediterranean whose seeds swell in water and ease constipation
- US
A small tree that loses its leaves with low branches and wide limbs in Texas and southern Oklahoma
A yellow-flowered plant that people grow for its sweet edible roots and leaves
- Informal
A joking way to describe something very annoying or upsetting to experience
A major European war from 1701 to 1714 fought over who should become king of Spain, involving many European countries
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spanish as an adjective comes from the place name Hispania, the Roman name for Spain, so when we call food, music, or people Spanish we mean they are 'from Spain' or connected to its culture.