Spanish /ˈspænɪʃ/adjective 4noun 7forms 1 adjective4 •from or connected with Spain, a country in EuropeSpanish borders •Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.Though she was Indian like the rest of us, she had a fine Spanish nose. — 1996 •Of or pertaining to the Spanish language.Spanish verbs •(informal, nonstandard) Of or pertaining to Hispanic people or their culture. noun7 •A Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas."If he speaks Spanish, my daughter can converse with him ; she has but shortly arrived from Spain." — 1873 •[in the plural] The people of Spain, collectively; Spaniards.The Spanish are not the only ones selling their goods along the wharves and the inner streets. — 1976 •[in the plural] (informal, nonstandard) People of Hispanic origin; one whose first language is Spanish.Sixty-four percent more Spanish are functionally illiterate compared to Anglos in Lubbock (only 15 percent more of nonwhites than Anglos). — 1970 •Spanish cuisine; traditional Spanish food. •(Northern-England, informal) Licorice. •(historical) A mixture of ash and cinders added to bricks before firing them, to cause ignition and reduce fuel usage. •(slang, no longer used) Money.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. — 1797 formsSpanishes
