Definition of "Spanish"

Whether Martial's heart was in the Spanish highlands or whether he was happy enough in Rome will be discussed later […]

2005, J. P. Sullivan, Martial, the unexpected classic, page 1

Though she was Indian like the rest of us, she had a fine Spanish nose.

1996, Oscar Zeta Acosta, “From Whence I Came”, in Oscar "Zeta" Acosta: the uncollected works, page 42

Spanish cuisine is not as spicy hot as Mexican, but it is flavorful and bright.

2007, Lynette Rohrer Shirk, chapter 1, in The Everything Tapas and Small Plates Cookbook

Fundamentally, the Spanish vowel sounds are only five, even though as a matter of fact there may be different other sounds for such vowels as [a], [e] and [o].

1918, Julián Moreno-Lacalle, Elements of Spanish Pronunciation, page 12

"If he speaks Spanish, my daughter can converse with him ; she has but shortly arrived from Spain."

1873, Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy, page 163

“You should read Spanish,” he said. “It is a noble tongue. It has not the mellifluousness of Italian, Italian is the language of tenors and organ-grinders, but it has grandeur: it does not ripple like a brook in a garden, but it surges tumultuous like a mighty river in flood.”

1915, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter LXXXVI, in Of Human Bondage, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company

Therefore in Novial, as well as in Esp-Ido, we simplify the spelling in all words containing double letters in the national languages, from which the words are taken: pasa (E pass, F passer), efekte, komun (F commun, E common), etc. In this we follow the beautiful example of Spanish, which writes pasar, efecto, común, etc., and even extend it to cases in which Spanish makes a distinction in sound and spelling, as with ll and rr: bel S bello, F belle, koresponda, S corresponder, etc.

1928, Otto Jespersen, An International Language, page 48

In contrast with the creole languages discussed above, the article systems of Rumanian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese are more complex, since neutralization fails to occur to a large extent.

1995, Hanna Pishwa, Karl Maroldt, editors, The Development of Morphological Systematicity, page 146

The Spanish are not the only ones selling their goods along the wharves and the inner streets.

1976, Robert Rézette, The Spanish Enclaves in Morocco, page 62

Sixty-four percent more Spanish are functionally illiterate compared to Anglos in Lubbock (only 15 percent more of nonwhites than Anglos).

1970, Henry Sioux Johnson, William J. Hernández-Martinez, Educating the Mexican American, page 87