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Spanish definition

Span·ish (span′is̸h)

adjective

of Spain or its people, language, or culture

noun

the Romance language spoken in Spain and Spanish America
Spanish Idioms

the Spanish

the people of Spain

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Spanish Synonyms

Spanish

modif.

Spanish-speaking, Iberian, Romance, Hispanic, Catalan, Castilian, Galician, Andalusian, Basque, Hispano-Gallican, Spanish-American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South American, Latin American.


Spanish

n.

Castilian, Hispanic, Old Spanish, Modern Spanish, el Español (Spanish), Latin American Spanish, Mexican, Iberian dialects; see also language 2.


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Spanish Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • speak: Suprisingly enough - he was still playing, laughing and speaking spanish to Dora on the TV.

Adjective modifier

  • german: Italian german spanish a bunch of only for squares.
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Spanish quotes

To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to my horseöGerman.

-CharlesV

A pesar de que la m|¤a es historia, no la empezare¤   por el arca de Noe¤   y la genealog|¤a de sus ascendientes como acostumbraban hacerlo los antiguos historiadores espan‹  oles deAme¤  rica, que deben ser nuestros prototipos. I'm going to tell a true story, but I won't start with Noah's Ark and the genealogy of his forefathers, as is usual among the ancient Spanish historians of America, who we consider our prototypes.

-Echeverr|¤  a, Esteban

Oh some are fond of Spanish wine, and some are fond of French, And some'll swallow tay and stuff fit only for a wench. 559

-Masefield,John Edward

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