the Spanish language from c. 1145 to the 16th cent .

a species of fir native to S Spain and N Morocco , Abies pinsapo

a European blister beetle , Lytta vesicatoria (family Meloidae ), the dried bodies of which yield the pharmaceutical product cantharides

Spaniards collectively

a tall meliaceous tree, Cedrela odorata, of tropical America, the East Indies , and Australia , having smooth bark , pinnate leaves, yellow flowers, and light-coloured aromatic wood

the mainland of Spanish America , esp the N coast of South America from the Isthmus of Panama to the mouth of the Orinoco River, Venezuela

an epiphytic bromeliaceous plant, Tillandsia usneoides, growing in tropical and subtropical regions as long bluish-grey strands suspended from the branches of trees

any of several varieties of large mild-flavoured onions

rice cooked with tomatoes , onions , green peppers , etc, and often flavoured with saffron

an orange-brown form of quartz , used as a gemstone

a language of Sephardic Jews , based on Spanish with some Hebrew elements and usually written in Hebrew characters

the parts of America colonized by Spaniards from the 16th century onwards and now chiefly Spanish-speaking: includes all of South America (except Brazil , Guyana , French Guiana , and Suriname), Central America (except Belize ), Mexico , Cuba , Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic , and a number of small Caribbean islands

the great fleet sent by Philip II of Spain against England in 1588: defeated in the Channel by the English fleets and almost completely destroyed by storms off the Hebrides

any of several American liliaceous plants of the genus Yucca , esp Y . aloifolia, that have a tall woody stem , stiff pointed leaves, and large clusters of white flowers: cultivated for ornament

irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances , reduced working hours , etc

→ Equatorial Guinea

the classic form of the guitar ; a six-stringed instrument with a waisted body and a central sound hole

a former Spanish colony on the N coast of Morocco : part of the kingdom of Morocco since 1956

a bur marigold ( Bidens bipinnata ) of the E U.S.

an omelet folded around a sauce of chopped onion , green pepper , and tomato

a mild seasoning made from a variety of red pepper grown in Spain

→ Western Sahara

of or relating to any of the Spanish-speaking countries or peoples of the Americas

a European liliaceous woodland plant, Hyacinthoides (or Endymion ) non-scripta , having a one-sided cluster of blue bell-shaped flowers

Castanea sativa

any scombroid food fish of the genus Scomberomorus, esp S. maculatus, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic : family Scombridae ( mackerels , tunnies , etc)

of or relating to the former Spanish colony of Spanish Morocco ( now part of Morocco) or its inhabitants

an omelette made by adding green peppers , onions , tomato , etc, to the eggs

War of the a war (1701-14) between European powers disputing the succession to the Spanish throne

a stick used as a device for twisting and tightening a rope or cable

the civil war in Spain from 1936 to 1939 in which insurgent nationalists, led by General Franco , succeeded in overthrowing the republican government. During the war Spain became an ideological battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries

the institution that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain, chiefly by the persecution of Jews and Muslims, esp from the 15th to 17th centuries

irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances , reduced working hours , etc

irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances , reduced working hours , etc

the war between the US and Spain (1898) resulting in Spain's withdrawal from Cuba and its cession of Guam , the Philippines , and Puerto Rico

a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara

of or relating to the former Spanish overseas territory of Spanish West Africa ( now the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara ) or its inhabitants

the war (1701–14) between Austria , Britain , Prussia , and the Netherlands on the one side and France , Spain , and Bavaria on the other over the disputed succession to the Spanish throne

a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae ), once thought to be an aphrodisiac

Bluebells are plants that have blue bell-shaped flowers on thin upright stems. Bluebells flower in the spring .

Non- is used in front of adjectives and nouns to form adjectives that describe something as not having a particular quality or feature .