espinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese espinna, from Latin spīna (spine), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (sharp point). Cognate with Galician espiña.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpiɲɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(ɨ)ʃˈpiɲɐ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nha

Noun

espinha f (plural espinhas)

  1. backbone
  2. pimple

Synonyms

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