espiño
Galician
Alternative forms
- espín (NE Galician)
Etymology
From Latin spinus (“thorn-bush”). Cognate with Portuguese espinho and Spanish espino.
Pronunciation
Noun
espiño m (plural espiños)
- common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
- Synonym: estripeiro
- blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
- thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)
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References
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- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espiño”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espino”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espiño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN