c.1205, from
Spaine "Spain," from O.Fr.
Espaigne (see
Spaniard). Replaced O.E.
Speonisc. For
Spanish Main see
main.
Spanish moss is attested from 1823.
Spanglish as a form of Spanish deformed by English words and idioms is attested from 1967, from Sp.
Espanglish (1954).
Spanish fly, the fabled aphrodisiac (ground-up cantharis blister-beetles), is attested from c.1600.