español

[ es-pah-nyawl ]

noun,plural es·pa·ño·les [es-pah-nyaw-les] /ɛs pɑˈnyɔ lɛs/ for 2.
  1. the Spanish language.

  2. a native or inhabitant of Spain.

adjective
  1. of or relating to Spain, the Spanish people, or the Spanish language.

Origin of español

1
First recorded in 1850–55; from Spanish, from Occitan espaignol, from Medieval Latin Hispaniolus, equivalent to Latin Hispān(us) “of Hispania ” + -i- + -olus -ole1

Words Nearby español

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How to use español in a sentence

  • One day he's calling Spanish the language of the “ghetto,” the next he's apologizing on YouTube en Espanol.

    Newt Gringo | Benjamin Sarlin | July 20, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • All such matters are quite individual, but a decoction called chocolate Espanol is also to be recommended.

    Cuba, Old and New | Albert Gardner Robinson
  • Neither the boss nor I could habla Espanol—speak Spanish, you know—much then.

    Victory | Joseph Conrad
  • And he added, with the first words he had spoken since they met, "Hablo espanol?"