espiral

Asturian

Noun

espiral f (plural espirales)

1. (geometry) spiral

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin spīrālis.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

espiral m or f (masculine and feminine plural espirals)

1. spiral, helical

Noun

espiral f (plural espirals)

1. spiral
2. hairspring
3. fusilli

Derived terms

• espiral de canyella
• espiral de la inflació

Related terms

• espira

Further reading

• “espiral”, 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
• “espiral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “espiral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “espiral”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Noun

espiral f (plural espirais)

1. spiral

See also

• hélice

Portuguese

Etymology

espira + -al

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.piˈɾaw/ [is.piˈɾaʊ̯], /es.piˈɾaw/ [es.piˈɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.piˈɾaw/ [is.piˈɾaʊ̯], /es.piˈɾaw/ [es.piˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.piˈɾaw/ [iʃ.piˈɾaʊ̯], /eʃ.piˈɾaw/ [eʃ.piˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.piˈɾaw/ [es.piˈɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾal/ [(i)ʃ.piˈɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾal/ [(i)ʃ.piˈɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɾa.li/

• Rhymes: -al, -aw
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ral

Noun

espiral f (plural espirais)

1. (geometry) spiral

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiˈɾal/ [es.piˈɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ral

Adjective

espiral m or f (masculine and feminine plural espirales)

1. spiral

Derived terms

• espiralmente
• galaxia espiral

Noun

espiral f (plural espirales)

1. (geometry) spiral

Derived terms

• en espiral

Related terms

• espira f

Further reading

• “espiral”, 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