espeto

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See also: espetó and espêto

Galician

Carneiro ó espeto ("ram on a spit")
Porco ó espeto or espetada de porco

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese espeto, probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus),[1] from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”).[2] Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

Pronunciation

Noun

espeto m (plural espetos)

  1. (cooking) a wooden or metal skewer or spit for roasting
    • 1485, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 286:
      iten oyto talladores, iten quatorze cunquas, iten dous espetos, iten vnna sartana, iten huas gramaleyras
      item eight knives, item fourteen cups, item two spits, item one frying pan, item a trammel
  2. stake
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “espeto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. espeto.

Etymology 2

Verb

espeto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espetar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus),[1] from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”).[2] Cognate with Galician and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -etu
  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧to

Noun

espeto m (plural espetos)

  1. skewer; spit (long pin used to secure food during cooking)
  2. (figuratively) a slender and tall person
    Synonym: espicho
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ɛtu
  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧to

Verb

espeto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espetar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “espeto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. espeto.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpeto/
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧to

Etymology 1

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus),[1] from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”).[2] Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

Noun

espeto m (plural espetos)

  1. (Spain) fish cooked on a skewer
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

espeto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espetar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “espeto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. espeto.

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