See also: esposá

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin spōnsa.

Noun

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esposa f (plural esposes)

  1. wife (married woman)
  2. handcuff

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin spōnsa. Compare Occitan esposa, French épouse, Spanish esposa.

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esposa f (plural esposes)

  1. wife; female equivalent of espòs

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese esposa, from Latin spōnsa.

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Noun

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esposa f (plural esposas, masculine esposo, masculine plural esposos)

  1. (dated) bride
    Synonym: noiva
  2. wife
    Synonym: muller
  3. (in the plural) handcuffs
    • 1457, F. R. Tato Plaza, editor, Libro de notas de Álvaro Pérez, notario da Terra de Rianxo e Postmarcos, Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 171:
      Torre de Rriãjo. O que rreçebeu Gonçaluo Mariño de Fernando de Catoyra cõ a casa e fortalesa de Rriãjo. Primeyramẽte: Húa cadea de ferro cõ seu cãdado e çinco farroupeas e dúas esposas. Hũas coyraças. Tres huchas. Tres ballestas: J de aseyro, IJ de pao. Quatro baçinetes. Hũu trono cõ seu serujdor e hũu fole de póluora. Dos carcaixes de biratõos. Hũu torno de armar ballesta.
      Tower of Rianxo. What Gonçalvo Mariño received from Fernando of Catoira, together with the tower-house and fortress at Rianxo. First: an iron chain with its padlock and five fetters and two handcuffs. Some cuirasses. Three chests. Three crossbows: one of steel, two of wood. Four bascinets. A bombard with its server and a skin of powder. Two quivers of bolts. A winch for charging crossbows.
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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese esposa and Spanish esposa.

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esposa

  1. wife
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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese esposa, from Latin spōnsa.

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Noun

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esposa f (plural esposas)

  1. female equivalent of esposo: wife
  2. (archaic or obsolete) bride
  3. (usually in the plural) handcuffs(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:esposa.

Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧sa

Verb

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esposa

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈposa/ [esˈpo.sa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: es‧po‧sa

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin spōnsa.

Noun

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esposa f (plural esposas, masculine esposo, masculine plural esposos)

  1. wife
    Synonyms: mujer, señora
    Coordinate terms: novia, pareja
  2. (usually in the plural) handcuff
    Synonym: (Peru) marrocas
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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esposa

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

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish esposa. Doublet of posas.

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esposa (masculine esposo, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜐ)

  1. (literary) wife
    Synonyms: maybahay, (colloquial) misis
    Hypernyms: asawa, kabiyak, kabiyak ng dibdib
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