espirro

Galician

Etymology 1

Noun

espirro m (plural espirros)

1. alternative form of esbirro

Etymology 2

Verb

espirro

1. first-person singular present indicative of espirrar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• espilro

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ʁu/ [isˈpi.hu], /esˈpi.ʁu/ [esˈpi.hu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpi.ʁu/ [isˈpi.hu], /esˈpi.ʁu/ [esˈpi.hu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpi.ʁu/ [iʃˈpi.χu], /eʃˈpi.ʁu/ [eʃˈpi.χu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpi.ʁo/ [esˈpi.ho]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpi.ʁu/

• Hyphenation: es‧pir‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from espirrar.

Noun

espirro m (plural espirros)

1. sneeze

Etymology 2

Verb

espirro

1. first-person singular present indicative of espirrar

Further reading

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