espigar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.piˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.piˈɣaɾ]

Verb

espigar (first-person singular present espigo, first-person singular preterite espiguí, past participle espigat)

1. (intransitive, botany) to ear (to put forth ears in growing)

   Synonym: espiguejar

Derived terms

• espiguejar

Related terms

• espiga

Further reading

• “espigar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “espigar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “espigar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “espigar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Portuguese

Etymology

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Verb

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin spīcō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiˈɡaɾ/ [es.piˈɣ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to glean
2. (intransitive, botany) to ear (to put forth ears in growing)

Derived terms

• espigueo

Related terms

• espiga

Further reading

• “espigar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014