How do you pronounce spanish?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspænɪʃ/.

Where does spanish come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

spanish

/ˈspænɪʃ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: Span-ish
IPA: /ˈspænɪʃ/

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Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Spain.

adj

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Spanish language.

adj

Of or pertaining to Hispanic people or their culture.

Canadian usage; American usage; Informal

name

A Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas.

Uncountable

name

A town in Ontario, Canada.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The people of Spain, collectively; Spaniards.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Spanish cuisine; traditional Spanish food.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Spanish borders"
"Whether Martial's heart was in the Spanish highlands or whether he was happy enough in Rome will be discussed later[…]"
"Spanish cuisines"
"Though she was Indian like the rest of us, she had a fine Spanish nose."
"Spanish cuisine is not as spicy hot as Mexican, but it is flavorful and bright."
"Spanish verbs"

Etymology

Inherited 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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Spanisch

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈspænɪʃ/
British English: /ˈspænɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Spanishes (plural) spanishes (present, singular) spanishing (participle, present) spanished (participle, past) spanished (past)

Derived Forms

Spanglish spanish Spanisher Spanishise Spanishize Spanishly Spanishness Spanishy

Phrases

Black Spanish Ibero-Spanish New Spanish Sables-Spanish Rivers Second Spanish Republic Spanish America Spanish American Spanish-American War

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Spanish terms

Synonyms

Castilian Spaniard Hispanic spanish language spanish people

Rhymes With

vanish banish clannish hanisch janish pollyannish stanish mannish fannish