esponja

See also: esponjá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpɔɲ.ʒə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpɔɲ.d͡ʒa/

Etymology 1

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).

Noun

esponja f (plural esponges)

1. sponge
2. (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula)

Derived terms

• esponjar
• esponjós

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esponja

1. third-person singular present indicative form of esponjar
2. second-person singular imperative form of esponjar

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Portuguese

esponja (Spongilla lacustris)

esponja

Etymology

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos) "sponge" (compare Latin fungus).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɨʃˈpõʒɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja

Noun

esponja f (plural esponjas)

1. sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)
2. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Esponja

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Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos) "sponge" (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈponxa/, [esˈpõŋ.xa]
• Rhymes: -onxa
• Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja

Noun

esponja f (plural esponjas)

1. sponge (marine invertebrate)

   Synonyms: espongiario, porífero

2. sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
3. sponge (porous material of sponges)
4. sponge, moocher

Derived terms

• esponjar (verb)
• esponjoso

See also

• (piece for washing): estropajo, zacate

Verb

esponja

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of esponjar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of esponjar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of esponjar.

Anagrams

• japonés

Further reading

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