battle of the spanish armada | (n) in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England |
judeo-spanish | (n) the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script, Syn. Ladino |
mexican spanish | (n) the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico |
spanish | (n) the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain |
spanish | (n) the people of Spain, Syn. Spanish people |
spanish | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain |
spanish american | (n) an American whose first language is Spanish, Syn. Hispanic American, Hispanic |
spanish-american war | (n) a war between the United States and Spain in 1898, Syn. Spanish War |
spanish armada | (n) the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588, Syn. Invincible Armada |
spanish bayonet | (n) tall yucca of the southwestern United States and Mexico having a woody stem and stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers, Syn. Yucca baccata |
spanish bayonet | (n) a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers, Syn. Yucca aloifolia |
spanish broom | (n) tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California, Syn. Spartium junceum, weaver's broom |
spanish broom | (n) erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers, Syn. Spanish gorse, Genista hispanica |
spanish cedar | (n) tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes, Syn. Spanish cedar tree, Cedrela odorata |
spanish civil war | (n) civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939 |
spanish dagger | (n) yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves, Syn. Yucca gloriosa |
spanish dagger | (n) arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers, Syn. Yucca carnerosana |
spanish elm | (n) large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood, Syn. salmwood, Equador laurel, cypre, princewood, Cordia alliodora |
spanish fly | (n) green beetle of southern Europe |
spanish grunt | (n) a kind of grunt, Syn. Haemulon macrostomum |
spanish heath | (n) erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England, Syn. Portuguese heath, Erica lusitanica |
spanish inquisition | (n) an inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries) |
spanish iris | (n) bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers, Syn. xiphium iris, Iris xiphium |
spanish lime | (n) tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp, Syn. honey berry, genip, Melicocca bijuga, ginep, Spanish lime tree, Melicocca bijugatus, mamoncillo |
spanish mackerel | (n) flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America |
spanish mackerel | (n) any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus |
spanish mackerel | (n) medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, Syn. Scomber colias |
spanish monetary unit | (n) monetary unit in Spain |
spanish moss | (n) dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America, Syn. black moss, long moss, old man's beard, Tillandsia usneoides |
spanish needles | (n) the seed of bur marigolds, Syn. beggar-ticks |
spanish needles | (n) common bur marigold of the eastern United States, Syn. Bidens bipinnata |
spanish oak | (n) small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma, Syn. Quercus texana |
spanish onion | (n) large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw |
spanish oyster plant | (n) a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron, Syn. Scolymus hispanicus |
spanish paprika | (n) a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain |
spanish rice | (n) spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers |
spanish-speaking | (adj) able to communicate in Spanish |
spanish tamarind | (n) shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit, Syn. Vangueria madagascariensis |
war of the spanish succession | (n) a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power |
american wormseed | (n) rank-smelling tropical American pigweed, Syn. Spanish tea, Chenopodium ambrosioides, wormseed, Mexican tea |
equatorial guinea | (n) a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968, Syn. Spanish Guinea, Republic of Equatorial Guinea |
european chestnut | (n) wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia, Syn. sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa |
fleawort | (n) plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative, Syn. Plantago psyllium, Spanish psyllium, psyllium |
genip | (n) round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes, Syn. Spanish lime |
horse mackerel | (n) a California food fish, Syn. saurel, jack mackerel, Spanish mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus |
madrid | (n) the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum, Syn. capital of Spain, Spanish capital |
olla podrida | (n) Spanish version of burgoo, Syn. Spanish burgoo |
peseta | (n) formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos, Syn. Spanish peseta |
pointer | (n) a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game, Syn. Spanish pointer |
princewood | (n) tropical American timber tree, Syn. Spanish elm, Cordia gerascanthus |
Black Spanish | . One of an old and well-known Mediterranean breed of domestic fowls with glossy black plumage, blue legs and feet, bright red comb and wattles, and white face. They are remarkable as egg layers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
Spanish | n. The language of Spain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Spanish | a. Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards. [ 1913 Webster ] Spanish bayonet (Bot.), a liliaceous plant (Yucca alorifolia) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern United States and mexico. Called also Spanish daggers. -- Spanish bean (Bot.) See the Note under Bean. -- Spanish black, a black pigment obtained by charring cork. Ure. -- Spanish broom (Bot.), a leguminous shrub (Spartium junceum) having many green flexible rushlike twigs. -- Spanish brown, a species of earth used in painting, having a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of sesquioxide of iron. -- Spanish buckeye (Bot.), a small tree (Ungnadia speciosa) of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit. -- Spanish burton (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two single blocks. Luce (Textbook of Seamanship). -- Spanish chalk (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called because obtained from Aragon in Spain. -- Spanish cress (Bot.), a cruciferous plant (Lepidium Cadamines), a species of peppergrass. -- Spanish curlew (Zool.), the long-billed curlew. [ U.S. ] -- Spanish daggers (Bot.) See Spanish bayonet. -- Spanish elm (Bot.), a large West Indian tree (Cordia Gerascanthus) furnishing hard and useful timber. -- Spanish feretto, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles. -- Spanish flag (Zool.), the California rockfish (Sebastichthys rubrivinctus). It is conspicuously colored with bands of red and white. -- Spanish fly (Zool.), a brilliant green beetle, common in the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See Blister beetle under Blister, and Cantharis. -- Spanish fox (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay. -- Spanish grass. (Bot.) See Esparto. -- Spanish juice (Bot.), licorice. -- Spanish leather. See Cordwain. -- Spanish mackerel. (Zool.) (a) A species of mackerel (Scomber colias) found both in Europe and America. In America called chub mackerel, big-eyed mackerel, and bull mackerel. (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright yellow round spots (Scomberomorus maculatus), highly esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under Mackerel. -- Spanish main, the name formerly given to the southern portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure ships from the New to the Old World. -- Spanish moss. (Bot.) See Tillandsia (and note at that entry). -- Spanish needles (Bot.), a composite weed (Bidens bipinnata) having achenia armed with needlelike awns. -- Spanish nut (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Iris Sisyrinchium) of the south of Europe. -- Spanish potato (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under Potato. -- Spanish red, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian red, but slightly yellower and warmer. Fairholt. -- Spanish reef (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a jib-headed sail. -- Spanish sheep (Zool.), a merino. -- Spanish white, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white pigment. -- Spanish windlass (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to serve as a lever. [ 1913 Webster ]
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西 | [xī, ㄒㄧ, 西] west; the West; Spain (abbr.); Spanish #791 [Add to Longdo] |
查韦斯 | [Chá wéi si, ㄔㄚˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄙ˙, 查 韦 斯 / 查 韋 斯] Chavez, Spanish name #19,403 [Add to Longdo] |
西班牙语 | [Xī bān yá yǔ, ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄩˇ, 西 班 牙 语 / 西 班 牙 語] Spanish language #31,775 [Add to Longdo] |
蟊 | [máo, ㄇㄠˊ, 蟊] Spanish fly; grain-eating grub #38,110 [Add to Longdo] |
萨马兰奇 | [Sà mǎ lán qí, ㄙㄚˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ, 萨 马 兰 奇 / 薩 馬 蘭 奇] Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-), Spanish olympic official, President of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001 #43,575 [Add to Longdo] |
西文 | [Xī wén, ㄒㄧ ㄨㄣˊ, 西 文] Spanish; western language; foreign languages (in Qing times) #65,230 [Add to Longdo] |
西班牙文 | [Xī bān yá wén, ㄒㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄧㄚˊ ㄨㄣˊ, 西 班 牙 文] Spanish (language) #71,956 [Add to Longdo] |
蝥 | [máo, ㄇㄠˊ, 蝥] Spanish fly; grain-eating grub #92,441 [Add to Longdo] |
阿斯图里亚斯 | [Ā sī tú lǐ yà sī, ㄚ ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄚˋ ㄙ, 阿 斯 图 里 亚 斯 / 阿 斯 圖 里 亞 斯] Asturias, northwest Spanish autonomous principality on the bay of Biscay; ancient Spanish kingdom from which the reconquista was based #237,398 [Add to Longdo] |
卡斯蒂利亚 | [Kǎ sī dì lì yà, ㄎㄚˇ ㄙ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ, 卡 斯 蒂 利 亚 / 卡 斯 蒂 利 亞] Castilla, old Spanish kingdom; modern Spanish provinces of Castilla-Leon and Castilla-La Mancha #354,241 [Add to Longdo] |
斯维尔德洛夫 | [Sī wéi ěr dé luò fū, ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ ㄦˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨ, 斯 维 尔 德 洛 夫 / 斯 維 爾 德 洛 夫] Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (1885-1919), bolshevik organiser, ordered the murder of the Tsar's family in 1918, died of Spanish influenza #355,636 [Add to Longdo] |
佛朗哥 | [Fó lǎng gē, ㄈㄛˊ ㄌㄤˇ ㄍㄜ, 佛 朗 哥] Franco (name); Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), Spanish dictator and head of state 1939-1975 [Add to Longdo] |
卡斯蒂利亚・莱昂 | [Kǎ sī dì lì yà· lái áng, ㄎㄚˇ ㄙ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄚˋ· ㄌㄞˊ ㄤˊ, 卡 斯 蒂 利 亚 ・ 莱 昂 / 卡 斯 蒂 利 亞 ・ 萊 卬] Castilla-Leon, north Spanish province [Add to Longdo] |
坎塔布连 | [Kǎn tǎ bù lián, ㄎㄢˇ ㄊㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ, 坎 塔 布 连 / 坎 塔 布 連] Cantabria in north Spain; Spanish Basque country [Add to Longdo] |
坎塔布连海 | [Kǎn tǎ bù lián hǎi, ㄎㄢˇ ㄊㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ, 坎 塔 布 连 海 / 坎 塔 布 連 海] Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico) [Add to Longdo] |
ドン | [don] (n) Don (Spanish honorific) (spa #3,906 [Add to Longdo] |
アメリカスペイン戦争 | [アメリカスペインせんそう, amerikasupein sensou] (n) Spanish-American War [Add to Longdo] |
スパニッシュ | [supanisshu] (n) Spanish [Add to Longdo] |
スパニッシュアメリカ | [supanisshuamerika] (n) Spanish America [Add to Longdo] |
スパニッシュフライ | [supanisshufurai] (n) (1) Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria); (2) Spanish fly (crushed dried Spanish flies sometimes used as an aphrodisiac); cantharides [Add to Longdo] |
スパニッシュホッグフィッシュ | [supanisshuhoggufisshu] (n) Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus) [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン継承戦争 | [スペインけいしょうせんそう, supein keishousensou] (n) War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン語 | [スペインご, supein go] (n) Spanish (language) [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン語圏 | [スペインごけん, supein goken] (n) Spanish-speaking world; Spanish-speaking countries [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン内戦 | [スペインないせん, supein naisen] (n) Spanish Civil War [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン風邪 | [スペインかぜ, supein kaze] (n) Spanish influenza [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン料理 | [スペインりょうり, supein ryouri] (n) Spanish food; Spanish cooking [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン領ギニア | [スペインりょうギニア, supein ryou ginia] (n) Spanish Guinea [Add to Longdo] |
スペイン領サハラ | [スペインりょうサハラ, supein ryou sahara] (n) Spanish Sahara [Add to Longdo] |
セファルディム | [sefarudeimu] (n) (See アシュケナジム) Sephardim (Jews of Spanish or Portuguese descent) [Add to Longdo] |
パエリア;パエリヤ;パエーリャ;パエリャ;パエジャ;パエージャ | [paeria ; paeriya ; pae-rya ; paerya ; paeja ; pae-ja] (n) paella (Spanish rice dish) [Add to Longdo] |
栄光蘭 | [えいこうらん, eikouran] (n) Spanish dagger; palm lily; Yucca Gloriosa [Add to Longdo] |
菊牛蒡;菊ごぼう | [きくごぼう;キクゴボウ, kikugobou ; kikugobou] (n) (uk) scorzonera (Scorzonera hispanica); Spanish salsify; viper's grass [Add to Longdo] |
金雀児(ateji);金雀枝(ateji) | [えにしだ;エニシダ, enishida ; enishida] (n) (uk) (orig. from Spanish 'hiniesta') common broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista scoparia); Scotch broom; English broom [Add to Longdo] |
国連公用語 | [こくれんこうようご, kokurenkouyougo] (n) official languages of the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) [Add to Longdo] |
錘鰤 | [つむぶり;ツムブリ, tsumuburi ; tsumuburi] (n) (uk) rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata); rainbow yellowtail; Spanish jack; Hawaiian salmon [Add to Longdo] |
西語 | [せいご, seigo] (n) Spanish (language) [Add to Longdo] |
西日 | [にしび, nishibi] (n) Spanish-Japanese (gen. for translations and dictionaries) [Add to Longdo] |
西和 | [せいわ, seiwa] (exp) Spanish-Japanese [Add to Longdo] |
青斑猫 | [あおはんみょう, aohanmyou] (n) (obsc) (See スパニッシュフライ) Spanish fly (Lytta vesicatoria) [Add to Longdo] |
千寿蘭 | [せんじゅらん, senjuran] (n) variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia [Add to Longdo] |
素馨 | [そけい;ソケイ, sokei ; sokei] (n) (uk) Spanish jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) [Add to Longdo] |
南蛮人 | [なんばんじん, nanbanjin] (n) (arch) (See 紅毛人) southern barbarian (used to describe Western Europeans who visited Japan prior to the Edo period, esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese) [Add to Longdo] |
南蛮船 | [なんばんせん, nanbansen] (n) foreign ship (esp. of Spanish and Portuguese ships arriving from the south prior to the Edo period) [Add to Longdo] |
日西 | [にっせい, nissei] (n) Japanese-Spanish (gen. for translations and dictionaries); Japan-Spain (e.g. intercountry trade and relations) [Add to Longdo] |
日西辞典 | [にっせいじてん, nisseijiten] (n) Japanese-Spanish dictionary [Add to Longdo] |
米西戦争 | [べいせいせんそう, beiseisensou] (n) Spanish-American War [Add to Longdo] |
無敵艦隊 | [むてきかんたい, mutekikantai] (n) Spanish Armada; invincible armada [Add to Longdo] |
連玉(ateji) | [れだま;レダマ, redama ; redama] (n) (uk) Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) (spa [Add to Longdo] |
和西 | [わせい, wasei] (exp) Japanese-Spanish [Add to Longdo] |
鰆 | [さわら;サワラ, sawara ; sawara] (n) (uk) Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) [Add to Longdo] |