avispa
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- abispa (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Spanish biespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“to weave”). Influenced by abeja (“bee”). Doublet of vespa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
avispa f (plural avispas)
- wasp (insect)
- [1591, Richard Percyuall, Bibliotheca Hispanica. Containg a Grammar, with a Dictionaire in Spanish, English, and Latine, gathered out of diuers good Authors: very profitable for the studious of the Spanish toong, London: Iohn Iackson:
- Abiſpa,a waſpe,Veſpa.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)]
- crafty person; one who angers easily
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- abeja f
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- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
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- Spanish doublets
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
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- es:Anger
- es:Insects
