espagnol

See also: Espagnol

French

Etymology

From Spanish español or from Middle French espaignol, from Old French espagneul or espaigneul, borrowed from Old Occitan espaignol, espainol, from a Vulgar Latin *Hispaniolus, from Latin hispānus, from Hispania. See also épagneul (“spaniel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.pa.ɲɔl/

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Adjective

espagnol (feminine espagnole, masculine plural espagnols, feminine plural espagnoles)

1. Spanish, from or otherwise related to Spain, its people etc.

   L'Inquisition espagnole s'appelle ainsi parce qu'elle était la contribution -ardente- de l'état espagnol à la lutte contre l'hérésie

   The Spanish Inquisition was thus named because it was the -ardent- contribution of the Spanish state to the fight against heresy

Noun

espagnol m (uncountable)

1. Spanish language

Related terms

• Espagne
• Espagnol
• espagnolette

Descendants

• → Romanian: spaniol (along with Italian spagnolo)

Further reading

• “espagnol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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