espuela

Spanish

Etymology

From early espuera, from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (*spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-, *sperw- (“to twitch, push, fidget, be quick”).

Cognate of English spur; see also Old Norse spori and Old High German sporo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpwela/ [esˈpwe.la]

Noun

espuela f (plural espuelas)

1. spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse)

Derived terms

• espolique
• espolón

Further reading

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