esponja
See also: esponjá
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).
Noun edit
esponja f (plural esponges)
- sponge
- (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula)
- Synonyms: dringi de l'Índia, fregall de Cuba
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
esponja
- inflection of esponjar:
Further reading edit
- “esponja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Doublet of espúndia.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -õʒɐ
- Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja
Noun edit
esponja f (plural esponjas)
- sponge (marine invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)
- sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Hunsrik: Esponja
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá),[1] a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.
Noun edit
esponja f (plural esponjas)
- sponge (marine invertebrate)
- Synonyms: espongiario, porífero
- sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
- sponge (porous material of sponges)
- sponge, moocher
Derived terms edit
- esponjar (verb)
- esponjoso
- esponjuelo
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
esponja
- inflection of esponjar:
References edit
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading edit
- “esponja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014