esguince

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from esguinzar (to tear).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈɡinθe/ [ezˈɣ̞ĩn̟.θe]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esˈɡinse/ [ezˈɣ̞ĩn.se]
• Rhymes: -inθe
• Rhymes: -inse
• Syllabification: es‧guin‧ce

Noun

esguince m (plural esguinces)

1. sprain

Verb

esguince

1. inflection of esguinzar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “esguince”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10