espaldar

Asturian

Noun

espaldar m (plural espaldares)

1. back

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pawˈda(ʁ)/ [is.paʊ̯ˈda(h)], /es.pawˈda(ʁ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈda(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pawˈda(ʁ)/ [is.paʊ̯ˈda(h)], /es.pawˈda(ʁ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈda(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.pawˈda(ɾ)/ [is.paʊ̯ˈda(ɾ)], /es.pawˈda(ɾ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈda(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pawˈda(ʁ)/ [iʃ.paʊ̯ˈda(χ)], /eʃ.pawˈda(ʁ)/ [eʃ.paʊ̯ˈda(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /is.pawˈda(ɻ)/ [is.paʊ̯ˈda(ɻ)], /es.pawˈda(ɻ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈda(ɻ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pawˈda(ʁ)/ [es.paʊ̯ˈda(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.palˈdaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.paɫˈdaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.palˈdaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.paɫˈdaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.palˈda.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.paɫˈda.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: es‧pal‧dar

Noun

espaldar m (plural espaldares)

1. back of a chair or another seat

   Synonym: encosto

Further reading

• “espaldar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “espaldar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From espalda +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espalˈdaɾ/ [es.pal̪ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧pal‧dar

Adjective

espaldar m or f (masculine and feminine plural espaldares)

1. back, posterior

   Synonym: trasero

Derived terms

• espaldarazo

Noun

espaldar m (plural espaldares)

1. back (of the body)

   Synonym: espalda

2. shell of a turtle

   Synonym: caparazón

Further reading

• “espaldar”, 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