Spanish America |
Mexico and the Spanish-speaking countries in Central and South America and islands in the Caribbean Sea, collectively. |
Spanish Armada |
a Spanish fleet of warships, sent in 1588 to conquer England, which was thoroughly defeated by the English navy. |
Spanish cedar |
any of several tropical American trees that have reddish aromatic wood. [2 definitions] |
Spanish Civil War |
a civil war fought in Spain between 1936 and 1939. |
Spanish fly |
a potentially dangerous powder made by grinding a species of European blister beetle and formerly used as a diuretic or aphrodisiac. [2 definitions] |
Spanish Inquisition |
a Spanish tribunal of about 1480 to 1830, founded to combat heresy and noted for its extreme cruelty. |
Spanish Main |
formerly, the coastal region of northern South America. [2 definitions] |
Spanish moss |
a rootless plant of gray threadlike stems that hang in long matted clusters in certain trees in the southeastern United States and tropical America. |
Spanish omelet |
an omelet that encloses or is topped by a thick mixture of chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers. |
Spanish rice |
a dish, sometimes baked, that is made of boiled rice mixed with chopped tomatoes, onions, and peppers. |
Spanish-American |
of or pertaining to Spanish America or its peoples, cultures, languages, or the like. [3 definitions] |
Spanish-American War |
the war fought in 1898 between the United States and Spain. |