espigo

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See also: espigó

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpi.ɣu]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpi.ɣo]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpi.ɣo]

Verb

espigo

first-person singular present indicative of espigar

Galician

Etymology 1

From espiga, from Latin spīca (“ear of corn”), perhaps influenced by a Germanic tongue, compare English spike.

Alternative forms

espía

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [esˈpiɣʊ]

Noun

espigo m (plural espigos)

tang (of a knife or tool)
projecting end of the axle of a traditional cart
Synonym: espiga
hangnail
shaft of a cart or wagon
splinter that pierces the skin
Synonym: respigo
peg
Synonyms: chavella, torno
a peg or wedge used to fasten the wheel to the axle of a traditional Galician cart
Synonyms: caravilla, entrouxo
a broken or fragmentary ear of corn

Related terms

References

“espigo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“espigo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“espigo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology 2

Verb

espigo

first-person singular present indicative of espigar

Portuguese

Verb

espigo

first-person singular present indicative of espigar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈpiɡo/ [esˈpi.ɣ̞o]
Rhymes: -iɡo
Syllabification: es‧pi‧go

Verb

espigo

first-person singular present indicative of espigar

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