esponja

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See also: esponjá

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).

Noun

esponja f (plural esponges)

  1. sponge
  2. (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula)
    Synonyms: dringi de l'Índia, fregall de Cuba
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esponja

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

Further reading

Galician

Noun

esponja f (plural esponjas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of esponxa

Further reading

  • “esponja” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -õʒɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esponsa, borrowed from Latin spongia, borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), from σπόγγος (spóngos) + -ιά (-iá). Doublet of espúndia and fungo.

    esponja (Spongilla lacustris) – sense 1
    esponja – sense 2

    Noun

    esponja f (plural esponjas)

    1. sponge (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)
      Synonyms: esponja-do-mar, porífero
    2. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
    3. (figurative) sponge (heavy drinker)
    Descendants
    • → Hunsrik: Esponja

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..

    Verb

    esponja

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

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /esˈponxa/
    • Rhymes: -onxa
    • Syllabification: es‧pon‧ja

    Etymology 1

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    Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá),[1] a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.

    Noun

    esponja f (plural esponjas)

    1. sponge (marine invertebrate)
      Synonyms: espongiario, porífero
    2. sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
    3. sponge (porous material of sponges)
    4. sponge, moocher
    Derived terms
    See also

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    esponja

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

    References

    1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1983–1991) “esponja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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