proper noun/ɛs.paɲ/
Spain (a country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula)
Related: bâtir des châteaux en Espagne, haricot d'Espagne, lynx d'Espagne, sainfoin d'Espagne
Inherited from Old French Espangne, Espaigne, from Latin Hispānia. The /s/ was preserved or reinstated under learned influence (instead of expected *Épagne).