Spanish

Language of Madrid

Spanish refers to things from or associated with Spain, a country in southwestern Europe: Spanish cuisine, Spanish history, the Spanish Armada.

The Spanish language, spoken by over 500 million people worldwide, is the primary meaning when Spanish stands alone as a noun: My Spanish is rusty.

As a plural noun, the Spanish refers to the people of Spain collectively.

language

Castilian

Spain's official language

subjunctive · vocabulary · accent · dialect · pronunciation · Cervantes · tilde · idiom · proverb · slang

ethnicity

Castilian

Spain's official language

Galician · Iberian · Valencian · gitano · peninsular · criollo · mestizo · Latino · Sephardic

flamenco

guitar

Fretted stringed instrument

zapateado · duende · alegrías · toque

culture

Alhambra

Medieval Islamic palace-fortress

Cervantes · tapas · bullfighting · Prado · Sagrada Familia · paella · sangria · fiesta · corrida · matador

history

conquistadors

Spanish colonial soldiers

Bourbons · Visigoths · Moorish · Inquisition · Franco · Civil War · empire · colonies · Indies · galleons

regions

Castile

Central Spanish historical region

Galicia · Aragon · Valencia · Navarre · Asturias · Murcia · Rioja · Madrid · Mallorca · Ibiza

Romance

Portuguese

Of a western Iberian nation

French · Romanian · Latin · Sardinian · Ladino · cognate · linguistic · grammar · vocabulary · etymology

Categories
Opposites
iberian languages

SpanishPortuguese

Of a western Iberian nation

Basque · Chinese · Japanese · Arabic · Mandarin

colonial/imperial rivalry

SpanishBritish

Of the United Kingdom

indigenous · Native · English · Portuguese · Dutch

romance vs non-romance languages

SpanishEnglish

Britain's native tongue

German · Chinese · Arabic · Japanese · Russian

Phrases
Family

Hispanic, Spanish Flu, Spanish fly, Spanish Main, Spaniards, Spaniard, Spanish moss, Spanish Armada, Spanish Inquisition

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G