esponxa
Asturian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).
Noun
editesponxa f (plural esponxes)
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAttested since 1409 (sponsa). Semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). Doublet of espulla.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editesponxa f (plural esponxas)
- sponge
- 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria., Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 153:
- estancado o sange pom ençima do figo esponsa do mar et apretaa ben con huun pano de lino et legao ben et non lle tollas esta sponssa do mar ataa que seia o figo todo comesto et rraudo da huña
- when the blood has stopped, put over the swelling a sea sponge and press it with as linen cloth, very tight, and don't take away this sea sponge till the swelling is totally eaten and removed from the hoof
- sea sponge (Spongia officinalis)
- Synonyms: pan de langosta, pan de gaivota, pan mouro
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “esponsa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “esponxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “esponxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “esponxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Leonese
editEtymology
editFrom Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).
Noun
editesponxa f (plural esponxas)
References
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