espinha
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin spīna (“thorn”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
espinha f
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinha, from Latin spīna (“thorn”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nha
Noun edit
espinha f (plural espinhas)
Synonyms edit
- (backbone): coluna, coluna vertebral, costas, espinha dorsal, espinhaço, dorso
- (acne): acne, erupção
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
espinha
- inflection of espinhar: