ˈspanyə(r)d noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Middle English Spaignard, Spaynard, Spanyeart, from Middle French Espaignart, Espaniard, from Espaigne Spain (from Latin Hispania ) + -art, -ard -ard
1. : a native or inhabitant of Spain
2. : a spear grass ( Aciphylla colensoi ) of New Zealand that grows in tufted clumps and has stiff but slender grassy leaf divisions