esponge
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French espoinge (cf. also variant espoigne), from Vulgar Latin *sponga, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).
Noun
esponge f (plural esponges)
- sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
Descendants
- French: éponge
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- Middle French terms inherited from Old French
- Middle French terms derived from Old French
- Middle French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Middle French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Middle French terms inherited from Latin
- Middle French terms derived from Latin
- French terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Middle French lemmas
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