esposas

See also: esposás

Portuguese

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpo.zɐs/, /esˈpo.zɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpo.zɐs/, /esˈpo.zɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpo.zɐʃ/, /eʃˈpo.zɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpo.zas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpo.zɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: es‧po‧sas

Noun

esposas f pl

1. plural of esposa

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɔ.zɐs/, /esˈpɔ.zɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɔ.zɐs/, /esˈpɔ.zɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɔ.zɐʃ/, /eʃˈpɔ.zɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɔ.zas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɔ.zɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: es‧po‧sas

Verb

esposas

1. second-person singular present indicative of esposar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈposas/ [esˈpo.sas]
• Rhymes: -osas
• Syllabification: es‧po‧sas

Etymology 1

Noun

esposas f pl (plural only)

1. plural of esposa
2. handcuffs

   Synonym: (Peru) marrocas

Etymology 2

Verb

esposas

1. second-person singular present indicative of esposar

Further reading

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