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Espanish

Espanish is the pronunciation spelling of Spanish.

Meaning of Spanish

Adjective

Spanish (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Spain.
    • Spanish borders
  2. Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.
    • Spanish cuisines
  3. Of or pertaining to the Spanish language.
    • Spanish verbs
  4. (Canada, US, informal, nonstandard) Of or pertaining to Hispanic people or their culture.

See all 13 meanings of spanish

Origin of Espanish

Addition of e to the English word Spanish. Many words begin with es (/es/) in Spanish that are cognate to English words beginning with s (/s/), including español (“Spanish”), and some Spanish speakers accordingly pronounce s-initial English words with es-.

Questions about Espanish

What is Espanish the pronunciation spelling of?
Espanish is the pronunciation spelling of Spanish.

Words near Espanish in the dictionary

  1. espaliers
  2. Espana
  3. Espanas
  4. Espandi
  5. espanglish
  6. Espanish
  7. Espanola
  8. espantoon
  9. espantoons
  10. Espanyol
  11. Espanyols

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Espanish (page history and authors); Spanish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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