espora

From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”)

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpo.ɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpo.ɾa/

espora f (plural espores)

1. spore

• espola

From Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”). Cognate of Portuguese espora, Spanish espuela, English spur, German Sporn, Old Norse spori.

• IPA^(key): /esˈpɔɾa̝/

espora f (plural esporas)

1. spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
2. spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
3. prod

• esporón

• espora de cabaleiro (“knight's spur”)

• “espora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “espora” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “espora” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “espora” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Via Old Portuguese espora from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”); compare Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori.

Not to be confused with esporo (“spore”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɔɾɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(ɨ)ʃˈpɔɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra

espora f (plural esporas)

1. spur
   1. implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses
   2. naturally growing spike of an animal
2. (figuratively) stimulus, incentive

From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “sowing, seed”) or maybe from Frankish *sporo (“spur”).

• IPA^(key): /esˈpoɾa/
• Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra

espora f (plural esporas)

1. (botany) spore

• esporádico
• esporangio

• “espora” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.