espineta

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From espina +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

Noun

espineta f (plural espinetes)

diminutive of espina
(Tarragona) dark meat from the neck of tuna
Synonym: ganyims

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian spinetta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central)
IPA^(key): (Balearic) unknown
IPA^(key): (Valencia)

Noun

espineta f (plural espinetes)

spinet

Further reading

“espineta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spinetta.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.piˈne.tɐ/, /es.piˈne.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.piˈne.tɐ/, /eʃ.piˈne.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.piˈne.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈne.tɐ/

Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ne‧ta

Noun

espineta f (plural espinetas)

(music) spinet (short, compact harpsichord)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian spinetta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /espiˈneta/
Rhymes: -eta
Syllabification: es‧pi‧ne‧ta

Noun

espineta f (plural espinetas)

(music) spinet (short, compact harpsichord)

Further reading

“espineta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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