espora

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Catalan

Etymology

From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, sowing, seed).

Pronunciation

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Noun

espora f (plural espores)

  1. spore

Further reading


Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurô (spur), from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (to kick). Cognate of Portuguese espora, Spanish espuela, English spur, German Sporn, Old Norse spori.

Pronunciation

Noun

espora f (plural esporas)

  1. spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
  2. spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
  3. prod

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Derived terms

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Portuguese

Etymology

Via Old Galician-Portuguese espora from Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô (spur); compare Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori.

Not to be confused with esporo (spore).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra

Noun

espora f (plural esporas)

  1. spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
    Synonym: acicate
  2. spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
  3. (figuratively) stimulus, incentive

Further reading


Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From New Latin spora, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, sowing, seed) or maybe from Frankish *sporo (spur).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpoɾa/ [esˈpo.ɾa]
  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧ra

Noun

espora f (plural esporas)

  1. (botany) spore

Further reading