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Old French
Etymology
From Latin spīna.
Noun
espine oblique singular, f (oblique plural espines, nominative singular espine, nominative plural espines)
- spine; backbone
- spine; spike
Descendants
Spanish
Verb
espine
- inflection of espinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative