Andalusian
From Seville's region
Andalusian refers to the region of Andalusia in southern Spain, its people, or its culture.
An Andalusian is someone from this region.
The Andalusian horse is an elegant breed developed there, known for its strength and agility: The Andalusian moved with natural grace.
Andalusian Spanish has distinctive features, including dropped consonants.
Spanish appetizer assortment
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
- paellaSaffron rice with shellfish
- churrosRidged fried-dough pastry
manzanilla · fino · albondigas · migas · sherry
Of medieval Iberian Muslims
- AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- patioPaved outdoor living space
tiles · mosaic · fountain · whitewash · stucco · terracotta · ironwork · balcony
Fretted stringed instrument
Of the horse family
- dressageCompetitive precision riding
- stallionIntact male breeding horse
- mareFemale adult equine
- foalYoung equine, under one
mane · gallop · canter · trot · bridle · saddle · hoof · purebred
Major Andalusian urban center
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- CastilianSpain's official language
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- intonationPitch variation in speech
vocabulary · idiomatic · colloquial · pronunciation · elision · syllable · spoken
tapas
Spanish appetizer assortment
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
- tortillaThin unleavened Mexican bread
- paellaSaffron rice with shellfish
churros · manzanilla · fino · albondigas · migas · sherry
Moorish
Of medieval Iberian Muslims
- AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
patio · tiles · mosaic · fountain · whitewash · stucco · terracotta · ironwork · balcony · minaret
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
equine
Of the horse family
foal · mane · gallop · canter · trot · bridle · saddle · hoof · purebred · gelding
Sevilla
Major Andalusian urban center
accent
Regional speech pattern
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- CastilianSpain's official language
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
intonation · vocabulary · idiomatic · colloquial · pronunciation · elision · syllable · spoken
- horseshorse, mare, mares, stallion, stallions
- Spanish Cultureflamenco, paella, Goya, tapas, bullfighting
- equineshorse, mare, stallion, donkey, foal
- Spanish/PortuguesePortuguese, Castilian, Catalan, Galician, Basque
- chicken breedsRhode Island Red, Wyandotte, Minorca, Plymouth Rock, Hamburg
- dialectsregional dialect, local dialect, patois, vernaculars, vernacular
AndalusianCatalan
Iberian Romance language
Basque · Galician · Castilian · Valencian · Portuguese
AndalusianArabian
Of the peninsula
Clydesdale · draft horse · mustang · Shetland pony · Friesian