🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

スペイン語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: supeingo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Español/ɛspɑːˈnjɔl/
nounadjectiveCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"私は大学でスペイン語を勉強しています。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    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."
As adjective
  1. 1

    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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