esponxa

Asturian

Etymology

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

Noun

esponxa f (plural esponxes)

1. sponge

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1409 (sponsa). A semi-learned form from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). Doublet of espulla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esˈponʃɐ]

Noun

esponxa f (plural esponxas)

1. sponge
   • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, p. 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

2. sea sponge (Spongia officinalis)

   Synonyms: pan de langosta, pan de gaivota, pan mouro

Derived terms

• esponxar
• esponxado

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “esponsa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esponxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esponxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esponxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Leonese

Etymology

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

Noun

esponxa f (plural esponxas)

1. sponge

References

• AEDLL