Colonial Spanish

[ kuh-loh-nee-uhl span-ish ]

noun

1. Spanish as used in New Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Colonial Spanish¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The fund’s mission is to protect, conserve and manage the herd of colonial Spanish mustangs roaming freely at the northern end of the Outer Banks.

From Washington Times

They had been rehearsing a play about a Filipino revolutionary who fought the colonial Spanish, the Americans, and the landlords.

From New York Times

Colonial Spanish drawings of tzompantlis often depict them with clean, white skulls.

From Nature

Plantation slaves would take those bits of meat the colonial Spanish rejected, most frequently ox heart, marinate them in spices, garlic, panca chilli and vinegar, and grill them over charcoal.

From The Guardian

A Texas A&M; University professor emeritus says genes from 17 horses recently captured at Fort Polk appear close to colonial Spanish breeds from South America and Puerto Rico.

From Washington Times