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- [span-ish]
- /ˈspæn ɪʃ/
- /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/
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- [span-ish]
- /ˈspæn ɪʃ/
Definitions of spanish word
- adjective spanish of or relating to Spain, its people, or their language. 1
- noun spanish the Spanish people collectively. 1
- noun spanish a Romance language, the language of Spain, standard also in most of Latin America except Brazil. Abbreviation: Sp, Sp. 1
- noun spanish language of Spain, Mexico, etc. 1
- adjective spanish of or from Spain 1
- adjective spanish of or in the Spanish language 1
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Origin of spanish
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at Spain, -ish1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spanish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spanish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spanish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spanish
noun spanish
- catalan — Something that is Catalan belongs or relates to Catalonia, its people, or its language. Catalonia is a region of Spain.
- continental — Continental means situated on or belonging to the continent of Europe except for Britain.
- french — of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking.
- frenches — of, relating to, or characteristic of France, its inhabitants, or their language, culture, etc.: French cooking.
- latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
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