espuela

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/

Noun

espuela f (plural espuelas)

spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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