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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
espigo
- first-person singular present indicative of espigar
Galician
Etymology 1
From espiga, from Latin spīca (“ear of corn”), perhaps influenced by a Germanic tongue, compare English spike.
Pronunciation
Noun
espigo m (plural espigos)
- tang (of a knife or tool)
- projecting end of the axle of a traditional cart
- Synonym: espiga
- hangnail
- shaft of a cart or wagon
- splinter that pierces the skin
- Synonym: respigo
- peg
- Synonyms: chavella, torno
- a peg or wedge used to fasten the wheel to the axle of a traditional Galician cart
- Synonyms: caravilla, entrouxo
- a broken or fragmentary ear of corn
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espigo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espigo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espigo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
espigo
- first-person singular present indicative of espigar
Portuguese
Verb
espigo
- first-person singular present indicative of espigar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpiɡo/
- Rhymes: -iɡo
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧go
Verb
espigo
- first-person singular present indicative of espigar