español
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- noun
- /ɛsˈpænjɔl/
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español
- Ipa wanted to say something else, but no appropriate words of español would come to her mind.
- Diccionario del español
- español medieval
Examples
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¿Habla Español?
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So we think it's not an accident,' she told CNN en Español.
Blog text (2) -
You know, sometimes I'll tell that joke in Español.
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I don't know if I ever told you this, but I speak a little Español.
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Or as they say in español, buen provecho.
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No hablo Español.
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As all residents, including sedentary Christianized Indians, were declared equal citizens, español was retained in some measure by a growing Mexican gentry.
Academic text (2001) -
Oye, que bien estas hablando el Español.
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I speak español with my friends at home.
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In class, we practice español by reading stories aloud.
Synonyms
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A language spoken in Spain and many countries in Latin America
A language spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
A type of Spanish spoken in the Castile region and often used as the standard
The standard form of Spanish spoken in Castile in Spain
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word español also names the Spanish language and comes from España and the old Latin Hispania. So when we say español about speech, we mean the language 'from Spain', which is why English calls it 'Spanish'.