Join free

Española

English · Español · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Española¹

Where it comes from

From Spanish Española (“Little Spain”), from España (“Spain”) + -ola (“-ule: forming diminutives”). In reference to the Ecuadorian island, bestowed in 1892 in honor of the quadricentennial of Christopher Columbus's first voyage, during which he reached Hispaniola. Doublet of Hispaniola.

proper noun Espanola

  1. A city in New Mexico, United States.
  2. An island of San Cristobal canton, Galapagos, Ecuador.
  3. alternative, uncommon Alternative form of Hispaniola, an island of the Caribbean.

Española²

Where it comes from

From Spanish española. Doublet of espagnole.

noun Españolas · Espanola

  1. rare A Spanish woman. Doctor Southey, in his “Letters from Spain,” expresses his disappointment in the Españolas, and even disparages the beauty of Spanish eyes, contending that they are inferior to blue as the pupil, being of one colour, admits of no visible contraction or dilatation.

    Similar: Spaniardess

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"Española." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/espa%C3%B1ola. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Española. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/espa%C3%B1ola

Chicago

"Española." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/espa%C3%B1ola.

BibTeX
@misc{espan_ola_2026,
  title = {Española},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/espa%C3%B1ola},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}