The quality or state of being Spanish.

simple past tense and past participle of Spanishize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of Spanishize

(transitive) To make Spanish; to impose the culture or norms of Spain upon.

present participle of Spanishize

The process of Spanishizing.

Castanea sativa, a deciduous tree with edible deep brown nutlike fruits. The fruits have a little white, fluffy tail. / The fruit of this tree.

(historical) An extension of the Papal Inquisition, set up in 15th-century Spain to investigate and punish converted Jews and Muslims thought to be insincere.

A bulbous iris, Iris xiphium, from the western Mediterranean; it has violet-purple flowers with a short perianth tube.

(historical) The fleet of warships sent by Philip II of Spain against England in 1588.