espinha

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin spīna (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpi.ɲa/

Noun

espinha f

1. thorn, stinger
2. (figurative) bite

Descendants

• Galician: espiña
• Portuguese: espinha

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "espinha"

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinha, from Latin spīna (“thorn”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [isˈpĩ.j̃ɐ], /esˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [esˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [isˈpĩ.j̃ɐ], /esˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [esˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [iʃˈpĩ.j̃ɐ], /eʃˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [eʃˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpi.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nha

Noun

espinha f (plural espinhas)

1. backbone
2. fishbone
3. pimple

Synonyms

• (backbone): coluna, coluna vertebral, costas, espinha dorsal, espinhaço, dorso
• (acne): acne, erupção

Derived terms

• espinha dorsal
• espinhal
• espinhela

 

Related terms

• espinal
• espinhaço
• espinhado
• espinhar
• espinheiral
• espinheiro
• espinhento
• espinho
• espinhoso
• espiniforme

 

Etymology 2

Verb

espinha

1. inflection of espinhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative