espanyol

See also: Espanyol

Aragonese

Etymology

Compare Spanish español.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espaˈɲol/
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: es‧pa‧nyol

Proper noun

espanyol m (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Spanish (a Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas)

   Synonym: castellán

Catalan

Etymology

Derived from Vulgar Latin *Hispāniolus, from Latin Hispānus, from Hispānia. Compare Spanish español.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.pəˈɲɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.paˈɲɔl]

• Audio (Valencia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔl

Adjective

espanyol (feminine espanyola, masculine plural espanyols, feminine plural espanyoles)

1. Spanish (pertaining to Spain or the Spanish language)

Noun

espanyol m (plural espanyols, feminine espanyola)

1. Spaniard

Proper noun

espanyol m (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) Spanish (a Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas)

   Synonym: castellà

Related terms

• Espanya
• espanyolisme
• espanyolista
• espanyolitzar

Ladino

Alternative forms

• español

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish espanyol, espanhol, espannol. Cognate with Spanish español; see detailed etymology there.

Adjective

espanyol (Hebrew spelling איספאנייול, feminine espanyola, masculine plural espanyoles, feminine plural espanyolas)

1. Spanish

   Hypernym: iberiko

Noun

espanyol m (Hebrew spelling איספאנייול, feminine espanyola, feminine plural espanyolas, masculine plural espanyoles)

1. Spaniard (somebody from Spain or of Spanish descent)

Proper noun

espanyol m (Hebrew spelling איספאנייול)

1. (uncountable) Spanish (a Romance language primarily spoken in Spain and in the Americas)

   Synonym: kasteyano

   No avlo el espanyol kastilyano, ma entendi la majorita de lo ke disho.

   I don’t speak Castilian Spanish, but I understood most of what he said.

   • 2002, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], numbers 68–72, page 45:

     Sus ultimas letras ya kontienen un espanyol bastante mas korrekto ke las primeras¹: […]

     [Somebody’s] latest letters now have Spanish that is much more correct than the first.

2. (dated) Ladino (a Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew)

   Synonyms: djudeo-espanyol, djudezmo, djudio, ladino

   • 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca‎^[2], Editions Vidas Largas, page 110:

     Kon grande sorpreza, Maurice ambezo tambyen ke todo syendo djidyos no favlavan el espanyol, ma un dialekto aleman: el yidich.

     Maurice was also very surprised to learn that not all Jews Speak Judezmo, but [some] a German dialect: Yiddish.

Derived terms

• djudeo-espanyol

Related terms

• Espanya

Old Spanish

Proper noun

espanyol m

1. Alternative spelling of espannol