Spanish

noun

Span·​ish ˈspa-nish 

1

: the Romance language of the largest part of Spain and of the countries colonized by Spaniards

2

plural in construction : the people of Spain

Spanish adjective

Spanishness noun

Examples of Spanish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Registration is required and every other month the class is offered in Spanish. —Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025

Monday, June 30 Spanish storytime: A Spanish Bilingual Baby/Toddler Storytime will be presented at 11 a.m. Monday, June 30 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road. —Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025

The Spanish Dancer, a study for El Jaleo, 1882, by John Singer Sargent. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 June 2025

Court documents say that there were notices forbidding entry, written in both English and Spanish, and placed at least every hundred feet along the border. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, adjective, from Middle English Spainish, from Spain

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Spanish

• Judeo-Spanish
• Mexican Spanish
• Spanish American
• Spanish bayonet
• Spanish chestnut
• Spanish fly
• Spanish mackerel
• Spanish moss
• Spanish needles
• Spanish omelet
• Spanish onion
• Spanish rice
• the Spanish

Rhymes for Spanish

• banish
• clannish
• mannish
• vanish

Kids Definition

Spanish

noun

Span·​ish ˈspan-ish 

1

: the Romance language of Spain and of the countries colonized by Spaniards

2

Spanish plural : the people of Spain

Spanish adjective