español

== Asturian == === Etymology === Compare Spanish español. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espaˈɲol/ [es.paˈɲol] Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: es‧pa‧ñol === Adjective === español m sg (feminine singular española, neuter singular español, masculine plural españoles, feminine plural españoles) Spanish; pertaining to Spain, its people, culture, environment or language === Noun === español m sg (feminine singular española, masculine plural españoles, feminine plural españoles) a Spaniard (man) === Noun === español m (uncountable) Spanish, Castilian (language) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “español (adjective)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN “español (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Galician == === Alternative forms === espanhol (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espanhol. Compare Portuguese espanhol and Spanish español. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espaˈɲɔl/ [es̺.paˈɲɔɫ] Rhymes: -ɔl Hyphenation: es‧pa‧ñol === Adjective === español (feminine española, masculine plural españois, feminine plural españolas) Spanish; pertaining to Spain, its people, culture, or language === Noun === español m (plural españois, feminine española, feminine plural españolas) Spaniard (man) Spanish, Castilian (language) === Further reading === “español”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish espanyol, espanhol, espannol. Probably a thirteenth-century borrowing from Old Occitan espaignol (compare modern Occitan espanhòl, Catalan espanyol, Portuguese espanhol, French espagnol), from Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus (“of Spain”), from Latin Hispānus, back-formed from Hispānia, assumed in comparison to Hebrew שָׁפָן (šap̄ā́n) to reflect Punic *𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤍 (*ʾyšpn /⁠*ʔī šap̄ān⁠/, literally “coast of hyraxes”). According to phonetic rules, if inherited from Latin, the Castilian Spanish result would have been *españuelo (though some argue that this did not take root because the suffix -uelo would be perceived as diminutive; more likely, it was simply because there was no need at the time for a common secular name for all the inhabitants of Christian Iberia/Spain, and a common identity as a unified people or entity had not yet been formed. Until then, the people used cristiano (“Christian”) to refer to themselves). The word español was supposedly imported from Provence by a medieval chronicler (it was originally introduced by pilgrims in Santiago) because there was no existing translation of the earlier Roman word Hispani when writing a chronicle of Spanish history, but this was the word Provençal speakers used to refer to the Christian kingdoms of what would later become Spain. In Old Spanish there was also a form españón which disappeared after the first half of the 14th century, possibly derived from a Vulgar Latin *Hispaniōnem. Compare also espanesco, the word Mozarabic speakers used for themselves, presumably from a Vulgar Latin *Hispaniscus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espaˈɲol/ [es.paˈɲol] Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: es‧pa‧ñol === Adjective === español (feminine española, masculine plural españoles, feminine plural españolas) Spanish (from or native to Spain) Spanish (pertaining to Spain or to the language) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === español m (plural españoles, feminine española, feminine plural españolas) Spaniard (man) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: Espanyol → Dutch: spanjool→ Malay: SepanyolIndonesian: Spanyol→ Sranan Tongo: Spanyoro, Spanjolo→ Caribbean Javanese: Spanyoro → English: Hispaniola (from the feminine española) → Hawaiian: Paniolo⇒ Hawaiian: paniolo→ English: paniolo → Kari'na: sipanijoro → Pemon: españoro, sipañoro → Tagalog: Espanyol → Ye'kwana: jañudu === Noun === español m (uncountable) (sometimes offensive) Spanish (language) Synonym: castellano ==== Usage notes ==== Usage of español may be considered offensive in some parts of Spain, due to the implication that it is the only or the main Spanish language, with the other languages of Spain being relegated to second place. See castellano. === References === === Further reading === “español”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === lapones, Nápoles, nopales, pañoles, pelonas, péñolas