aspersorio

See also: aspersório

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin aspergillum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aspeɾˈsɔɾjo/ [as̺.peɾˈs̺ɔ.ɾjʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔɾjo
• Hyphenation: as‧pėr‧sò‧rio

Noun

aspersorio m (plural aspersorios)

1. aspergillum (implement for sprinkling holy water)

   Synonym: hisopo

Further reading

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aspersorio”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin aspergillum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.perˈsɔ.rjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔrjo
• Hyphenation: a‧sper‧sò‧rio

Noun

aspersorio m (plural aspersori)

1. aspergillum (implement for sprinkling holy water)

   Synonym: spargolo

2. (historical) dagger (16th century stabbing weapon with double-edged blade)

Further reading

• aspersorio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• aspersorio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin aspergillum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aspeɾˈsoɾjo/ [as.peɾˈso.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -oɾjo
• Syllabification: as‧per‧so‧rio

Noun

aspersorio m (plural aspersorios)

1. aspergillum (implement for sprinkling holy water)

Related terms

• aspersión

Further reading

• “aspersorio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025