esponja
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See also: esponjá
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).
Noun[edit]
esponja f (plural esponges)
- sponge
- (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula)
- Synonyms: dringi de l'Índia, fregall de Cuba
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
esponja
- inflection of esponjar:
Further reading[edit]
- “esponja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Doublet of espúndia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -õʒɐ
- Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja
Noun[edit]
esponja f (plural esponjas)
- sponge (marine invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)
- sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Hunsrik: Esponja
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá),[1] a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.
Noun[edit]
esponja f (plural esponjas)
- sponge (marine invertebrate)
- Synonyms: espongiario, porífero
- sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
- sponge (porous material of sponges)
- sponge, moocher
Derived terms[edit]
- esponjar (verb)
- esponjoso
- esponjuelo
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
esponja
- inflection of esponjar:
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading[edit]
- “esponja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams[edit]
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- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
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- Catalan verb forms
- ca:Sponges
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese doublets
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/õʒɐ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/õʒɐ/3 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- pt:Sponges
- pt:Hygiene
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/onxa
- Rhymes:Spanish/onxa/3 syllables
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
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