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Spanish
/ ˈæɪʃ /
noun
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
(functioning as plural) Spaniards collectively
adjective
of or relating to the Spanish language or its speakers
of or relating to Spain or Spaniards
Other Word Forms
- anti-Spanish adjective
- half-Spanish adjective
- non-Spanish adjective
- pre-Spanish adjective
- pro-Spanish adjective
- pseudo-Spanish adjective
- quasi-Spanish adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Singer and social media personality Nezza sang the national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.
“I speak perfect English. I also speak perfect Spanish. I’m bilingual, but that doesn’t mean that I have to be picked out, like, ‘This guys seems Latino; this guy seems a little bit dirty.’
When he finally opened his eyes, his language was minimal: a few indistinct words — possibly English, possibly Spanish — and nothing that sounded like a name.
It hardly came as a surprise to those who had been following him when Spanish newspaper AS said during the 2023 U-17 World Cup that "Brazil have a new genius".
“I tried to get a refund,” she said in Spanish.
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When To Use
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.
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