espelta

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin spelta.

Noun

espelta f (plural espeltes)

1. spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta or Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta)

Derived terms

• espelta bessona
• espelta petita

Further reading

• “espelta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “espelta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “espelta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “espelta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spelta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛw.tɐ/ [isˈpɛʊ̯.tɐ], /esˈpɛw.tɐ/ [esˈpɛʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpɛw.tɐ/ [isˈpɛʊ̯.tɐ], /esˈpɛw.tɐ/ [esˈpɛʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpɛw.tɐ/ [iʃˈpɛʊ̯.tɐ], /eʃˈpɛw.tɐ/ [eʃˈpɛʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpɛw.ta/ [esˈpɛʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛl.tɐ/ [(i)ʃˈpɛɫ.tɐ]

Noun

espelta f (plural espeltas)

1. spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta or Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin spelta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpelta/ [esˈpel̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -elta
• Syllabification: es‧pel‧ta

Noun

espelta f (plural espeltas)

1. spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta or Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta)

   Synonym: escanda

Further reading

• “espelta”, 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