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Galician
Etymology
Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.
Pronunciation
Noun
espita m (plural espitas)
- large nail
- large needle
- awl
- spiked rod used for the recollection of razor clams
- spigot
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpita/
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧ta
Etymology 1
From Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (spitus, “spit”), from Proto-Germanic *spituz.
Noun
espita f (plural espitas)
- spigot, tap
2021 March 10, Carlos E. Cué, “El giro de Ciudadanos causa un terremoto político en España”, in El País:Murcia se ha convertido así en la espita que abre la guerra definitiva en el bloque de la derecha.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- spile
- (colloquial) boozehound
- (informal) dick; prick (penis)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
espita
- inflection of espitar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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