Spanish
The people of Spain, collectivelyThe people of Spain, collectively; Spaniards.
» Spanish is her native language.
Spanisch ist ihre Muttersprache.
Испанский — её родной язык.
Іспанська — її рідна мова.
Meaning
6 senses(collective, countable, in the plural, uncountable)The people of Spain, collectively; Spaniards.
Spanier
испа́нцыispáncy
the people of Spain
(uncountable)Spanish cuisine; traditional Spanish food.
(US, collective, countable, in the plural, informal, nonstandard, uncountable)People of Hispanic origin; one whose first language is Spanish.
(Northern England, colloquial, uncountable)Licorice.
(historical, uncountable)A mixture of ash and cinders added to bricks before firing them, to cause ignition and reduce fuel usage.
(UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Money.
Examples
929 sentencesSpanish is her native language.
Іспанська — її рідна мова. — deniko
ruИспанский — её родной язык. — Hellerick
deSpanisch ist ihre Muttersprache. — lilygilder
Spanish is easy.
Іспанська проста. — deniko
ruИспанский лёгкий. — saiko
deSpanisch ist leicht. — Esperantostern
Spanish is spoken in many countries.
ruНа испанском языке говорят во многих странах. — odexed
deSpanisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen. — mayabe
It's the first time I've ever written a letter in Spanish.
Це вперше, коли я пишу листа іспанською. — JeNNeR
They speak Spanish in Mexico.
У Мексиці говорять іспанською. — aandrusiak
ruВ Мексике говорят по-испански. — saiko
deIn Mexiko spricht man Spanisch. — Sudajaengi
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English Spanisch, either an alteration of Spaynisch after foreign woInherited from Middle English Spanisch, either an alteration of Spaynisch after foreign words for "Spain" or "Spanish" such as Old Spanish Espanna, Old Spanish espannol or a partial calque of them; equivalent to Spain + -ish.
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Forms
plural: Spanish / SpanishesSynonyms
4 synonyms- the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain:Spanish language
- the people of Spain:Spanish people
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable