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Spanish
Etymology
From early espuera, from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (*spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-, *sperw- (“to twitch, push, fidget, be quick”).
Cognate of English spur; see also Old Norse spori and Old High German sporo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpwela/
- Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: es‧pue‧la
Noun
espuela f (plural espuelas)
- spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse)
- wishbone
- Synonym: espoleta
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 262:Cuando se come gallina, aquel a quien toca el hueso de la pechuga llamado espuela, invita a su vecino o a otro de los comensales, a partirlo, tirando cada uno de un extremo, para averiguar cuál de los dos se casará primero, que será aquél al cual toque la parte más grande, despues de dividido el hueso.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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