Spanish

Of or pertaining to Spain.not-comparable

• Spanish borders

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.not-comparable

• Spanish cuisines

Of or pertaining to the Spanish language.not-comparable

• Spanish verbs

Of or pertaining to Hispanic people or their culture.CanadaUSinformal

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

• "If he speaks Spanish, my daughter can converse with him ; she has but shortly arrived from Spain."
• In contrast with the creole languages discussed above, the article systems of Rumanian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese are more complex, since neutralization fails to occur to a large extent.

A town in Ontario, Canada.countableuncountable

The people of Spain, collectively; Spaniards.collectivecountablein-plural

• The Spanish are not the only ones selling their goods along the wharves and the inner streets.

Spanish cuisine; traditional Spanish food.uncountable

People of Hispanic origin; one whose first language is Spanish.UScollectivecountable

• Sixty-four percent more Spanish are functionally illiterate compared to Anglos in Lubbock (only 15 percent more of nonwhites than Anglos).

Money.UKobsoleteslang

• Jack Ar. […] I must come back to father — and what then? — he won't give me the Spanish. Project. The Spanish! — now what the devil's that? Jack Ar. Why, ready money, not credit or paper.

Licorice.Northern-Englandcolloquialuncountable

A mixture of ash and cinders added to bricks before firing them, to cause ignition and reduce fuel usage.historicaluncountable