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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English spin.
Noun
espín m (plural espins)
- (physics) spin
Galician
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English spin.
Noun
espín m (plural espíns)
- (physics) spin (of a subatomic paricle)
Etymology 2
Verb
espín
- first-person singular preterite indicative of espir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: es‧pín
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English spin.
Noun
espín m (plural espines)
- (physics) spin
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin espina
Noun
espín m (plural espines)
- porcupine
- Synonyms: zorro espín, puercoespín
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