esponja

See also: esponjá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpɔɲ.ʒə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpɔɲ.d͡ʒa/

Etymology 1

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).

Noun

esponja f (plural esponges)

1. sponge
2. (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula)

   Synonyms: dringi de l'Índia, fregall de Cuba

Derived terms

• esponger
• espongera
• espongiforme
• espongina
• esponja de bany
• esponja vegetal
• esponjar
• esponjat
• esponjós

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esponja

1. third-person singular present indicative form of esponjar
2. second-person singular imperative form of esponjar

Further reading

• “esponja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

esponja (Spongilla lacustris)

esponja

Etymology

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpõ.ʒɐ/, /esˈpõ.ʒɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpõ.ʒɐ/, /esˈpõ.ʒɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpõ.ʒɐ/, /eʃˈpõ.ʒɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpõ.ʒa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpõ.ʒɐ/

• Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja

Noun

esponja f (plural esponjas)

1. sponge (marine invertebrate with a porous skeleton)
2. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Esponja

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈponxa/ [esˈpõŋ.xa]
• Rhymes: -onxa
• Syllabification: es‧pon‧ja

Etymology 1

Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.

Noun

esponja f (plural esponjas)

1. sponge (marine invertebrate)

   Synonyms: espongiario, porífero

2. sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
3. sponge (porous material of sponges)
4. sponge, moocher

Derived terms

• esponjar (verb)
• esponjoso

 

See also

• (piece for washing): estropajo, zacate

Etymology 2

Verb

esponja

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

Further reading

• “esponja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

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