espinha

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin spīna (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

Noun

espinha f

  1. thorn, stinger
  2. (figurative) bite

Descendants

  • Galician: espiña
  • Portuguese: espinha

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinha, from Latin spīna (“thorn”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña. The sense of "spine" or "thorn" was lost to espinho.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nha

Noun

espinha f (plural espinhas)

  1. backbone
  2. fishbone
  3. pimple
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Etymology 2

Verb

espinha

  1. inflection of espinhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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