espoleta

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Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian spoletta.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -etɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧le‧ta

Noun

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espoleta f (plural espoletas)

  1. fuse (for an explosive)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧le‧ta

Verb

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espoleta

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

References

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  1. ^ espoleta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ espoleta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Noun

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espoleta f (plural espoletas)

  1. fuse (for an explosive)
  2. wishbone (of a bird)

Further reading

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