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Spaniard
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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World English Dictionary
| Spaniard (ˈspænjəd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a native or inhabitant of Spain |
| 2. | (NZ) short for wild Spaniard |
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Word Origin & History
Spaniard
c.1400, from O.Fr. Espaignart, from Espaigne "Spain," from L. Hispania, from Gk. Hispania "Spain," Hispanos "Spanish, a Spaniard," probably from Celt-Iberian, in which (H)i- represents a definite article. The earlier Eng. noun was Spaynol (c.1350), from O.Fr. Espaignol.
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