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

Example Sentences

The questions are in Spanish, but Herminia replies in Galician, the local language.

From Science Magazine

These Mexican American ladies sing Mexamericana tunes in English and Spanish with sweet harmonies and lyrics that bite.

From Los Angeles Times

Yuan creates football content for the Chinese media market and was filming with celebrating Madrid fans who were - unknown to him - singing a racially offensive chant in Spanish about Chinese women, aimed at his colleague.

From BBC

Spanish great Nadal, who has won 22 Grand Slam titles, will end his playing days after the men's team event in Malaga.

From BBC

“But we were able to, thanks to our commitment with the family to film in Colombia, in a series format to honor the original structure of the book, and in Spanish for authenticity,” Ramos said.

From Los Angeles Times

What Is The Plural Of Spanish?

Plural word for Spanish

The plural form of Spanish can be Spanishes. This is used to refer to different varieties of the Spanish language, as in The Spanishes of Spain and Mexico are quite different. 

Phrases like varieties of Spanish and Spanish dialects are probably more commonly used to refer to multiple versions of the language, but the plural Spanishes is perfectly acceptable.