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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespagnol
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛspaɲɔl
"Il étudie l'espagnol depuis trois ans."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The Romance language originating in Castile, Spain, and spoken in many parts of the world, particularly in Latin America and Spain.
"She is fluent in both English and español."
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Relating to Spain, its people, or its language.
"We enjoyed traditional español cuisine during our trip to Madrid."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Spanish 'español', originating from Medieval Latin 'Hispaniolus', meaning 'pertaining to Hispania' (the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula). Over centuries, the term evolved to denote both the Romance language and the people or culture originating from Spain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Español" is said worldwide
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espagnol
Transliteration: ɛspaɲɔl
"Il étudie l'espagnol depuis trois ans."
Spanisch
Transliteration: ˈʃpaːnɪʃ
"Spanisch wird in vielen Ländern gesprochen."
spagnolo
Transliteration: spaɲˈɲɔlo
"Sto imparando lo spagnolo a scuola."
español
Transliteration: espaˈɲol
"El español es un idioma muy hablada en el mundo."
espanhol
Transliteration: iʃpɐˈɲɔw
"Eles falam espanhol fluentemente."
स्पेनिश
Transliteration: spenish
"वह स्पेनिश भाषा सीख रही है।"
西班牙语
Transliteration: xībānyá yǔ
"他正在学习西班牙语。"
스페인어
Transliteration: seupeineo
"그녀는 스페인어를 유창하게 합니다."
スペイン語
Transliteration: supeingo
"私は大学でスペイン語を勉強しています。"
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