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espiga

See also: espigá

Asturian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin spīca (“spike”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈpiɡa/, [esˈpi.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -iɡa
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ga

Noun

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espiga f (plural espigues)

  1. spike (ear of grain)

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin spīca (“spike”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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espiga f (plural espigues)

  1. spike (ear of grain)
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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espiga

  1. inflection of espigar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin spīca (“spike”).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. spike (ear of grain)
  2. part of the axis that protrudes past the wheel
    Synonym: espigo
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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espiga

  1. inflection of espigar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan espiga, from Latin spīca.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Languedoc):(file)

Noun

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espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (Languedoc) spike (ear of grain)

Old Galician-Portuguese

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espigas de triigo

Etymology

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From Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”).

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Noun

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espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)

Descendants

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  • Galician: espiga
  • Portuguese: espiga

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ga

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.

 
espigas de trigo

Noun

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espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)
  2. corncob
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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espiga

  1. inflection of espigar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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espiga

Inherited from Old Spanish espiga, from Latin spīca.

Noun

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espiga f (plural espigas)

  1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)
  2. dowel
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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espiga

  1. inflection of espigar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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