espiga

See also: espigá

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin spīca (spike).

Pronunciation

Noun

espiga f (plural espigues)

  1. spike (ear of grain)

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin spīca (spike).

Pronunciation

Noun

espiga f (plural espigues)

  1. spike (ear of grain)

Further reading


Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (spike).

Pronunciation

Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. spike (ear of grain)

Further reading


Occitan

Alternative forms

  • espija (Limousin)

Etymology

From Old Occitan espiga, from Latin spīca.

Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (Languedoc) spike (ear of grain)

Old Portuguese

espigas de triigo

Etymology

From Latin spīca (spike), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (sharp, sharp stick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /es̺.ˈpi.ɡa/

Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)

Descendants


Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˈpi.ɡa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.ˈpi.ɣɐ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ga

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (spike), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (sharp, sharp stick). Cognate with Galician espiga, Spanish espiga, Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.

espigas de trigo

Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

espiga

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of espigar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of espigar

Further reading

  • espiga” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

espiga

Etymology

From Old Spanish espiga, from Latin spīca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpiɡa/, [esˈpiɣa]
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ga

Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)
  2. dowel

Further reading

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