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

During a Team Puerto Rico news conference last week, Hernández told reporters in Spanish that the WBC rates above the World Series. —Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026

Focusing on films from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, and hosting the Spanish Screenings Content, Spain’s equivalent of France’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris. —John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026

Recruiting native Spanish-speaking teachers for English-language learners internationally is a successful strategy for the Waukegan Community Unity School District 60. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026

The only issue is Australia doesn’t exactly have the heritage in YA that Culpables was able to access in the Spanish-speaking world, or Maxton gained from contemporaries German-language series such as Dark and The Empress. —Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026

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