esperma

Catalan

Etymology

Latin sperma.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˈpəɾ.mə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpɛr.mə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpeɾ.ma/

Noun

esperma f (plural espermes)

1. sperm

Derived terms

• espelma

Further reading

• “esperma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “esperma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛʁ.mɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(ɨ)ʃˈpɛɾ.mɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma

Noun

esperma m (plural espermas)

1. sperm (semen (fluid))

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sperma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpeɾma/, [esˈpeɾ.ma]
• Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma

Noun

esperma m or f (plural espermas)

1. sperm (cell)
2. sperm (seminal fluid)

   Synonym: leche

3. wax (of a candle, especially liquid)

Derived terms

• esperma de ballena

 

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (“spermaceti”).

Noun

esperma

1. spermaceti
2. candle made from spermaceti