Hispano vs Spain - What's the difference?
hispano | spain |
(slang) A Hispanic, a person of Spanish descent.
A person from Spain.
A country in Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain (Reino de EspaƱa).
* 1865 , James Stuart Laurie (editor), Manual of Elementary Geography , page 40
* 1999 , Stephen P. Reyna, "The Force of Two Logics", in'' S. P. Reyna & R. E. Downs (editors), ''Deadly Developments: Capitalism, states and war'' (''War and Scoiety , volume 5), page 34
As a noun hispano
is a spaniard (person from spain).As a verb spain is
(lb).hispano
English
Noun
(en noun)- There are many famous Hispanos in the music world.
- Hispanos are quickly becoming the largest minority in the United States.
Usage notes
A general term for people from Spain and the Spanish speaking countries in America (i.e. Mexico, Peru, Chile, etc.) is (Hispanic American).See also
* Latin American * Latinospain
English
(wikipedia Spain)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- The mountains of Spain consist of parallel ranges, running from east to west
- Spain fought with France constantly from 1494 through the 1540s, especially over Italy.
