# Spanish

Pronunciation: say "SPAN-ish" /ˈspæn.ɪʃ/

## Adjective

1. Belonging to or characteristic of the country of Spain.
   - Simple: Coming from or belonging to the country of Spain.
   - _The Spanish coastline attracts millions of tourists each year._
   - _They bought a small Spanish farmhouse near Valencia._
3. Relating to or expressed in the Spanish language.
   - Simple: Relating to the language of Spain and Latin America.
   - _The Spanish translation kept the rhythm of the original poem._
   - _He signed up for a Spanish grammar course this fall._
7. In informal American usage, relating to Hispanic people or their culture. *(nonstandard, Canada, US)*
   - Simple: Relating to people from Spanish-speaking parts of the Americas, or to their culture.
   - _Many of his classmates came from Spanish families with roots in Central America._
   - _Back then, people in town called the Puerto Rican bakery on the corner the Spanish bakery._

## Proper noun

2. A Romance language spoken in Spain and throughout much of the Americas.
   - Simple: The language spoken in Spain and across much of Latin America.
   - _He translated the novel from Spanish into English._
   - _Spanish is the official language of more than twenty countries._

## Noun

4. The people of Spain, taken collectively as a nation.
   - Simple: The people of Spain considered as a single group.
   - _The Spanish built a vast empire during the sixteenth century._
   - _Historically, the Spanish were skilled navigators and explorers._
5. The traditional cuisine and dishes typical of Spain.
   - Simple: Traditional cooking and dishes from Spain.
   - _For their anniversary they went out for Spanish near the waterfront._
   - _He cooks Spanish whenever friends come over._
6. Hispanic people considered as a group; also, an individual who grew up speaking Spanish as a first language. *(nonstandard, US)*
   - Simple: People whose families come from Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.
   - _Older neighbors still call the Mexican families on the east side of town the Spanish._
   - _In his small town, Hispanic families were simply called the Spanish, whatever country they came from._

## Noun

8. Money, especially cash or ready funds. *(obsolete, UK)*
   - Simple: Money, especially coins and cash.

## Other meanings

- (proper noun) A town in the province of Ontario, Canada.

## Origin

From Middle English Spainish or Spanish, formed from Spain combined with the suffix -ish.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/spanish (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).