Spanish

[ span-ish ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language.

noun

1. the Spanish people collectively.
2. a Romance language, the language of Spain, standard also in most of Latin America except Brazil. : Sp, Sp.

Spanish

/ ˈspænɪʃ /

noun

1. the official language of Spain, Mexico, and most countries of South and Central America except Brazil: also spoken in Africa, the Far East, and elsewhere. It is the native language of approximately 200 million people throughout the world. Spanish is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance group
2. the Spanish
   functioning as plural Spaniards collectively

adjective

1. of or relating to the Spanish language or its speakers
2. of or relating to Spain or Spaniards

Other Words From

• anti-Spanish adjective
• half-Spanish adjective
• non-Spanish adjective noun
• pre-Spanish adjective
• pro-Spanish adjective
• pseudo-Spanish adjective
• quasi-Spanish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Spanish¹

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; Spain, -ish ¹