espinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese espinna, from Latin spīna (“spine”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [isˈpĩ.j̃ɐ], /esˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [esˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [iʃˈpĩ.j̃ɐ], /eʃˈpĩ.ɲɐ/ [eʃˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpi.ɲa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpi.ɲɐ/

Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nha

Noun

espinha f (plural espinhas)

Synonyms

(backbone): coluna, coluna vertebral, costas, espinha dorsal, espinhaço, dorso
(acne): acne, erupção

Related terms

espinal
espinhaço
espinhado
espinhal
espinhar
espinheiral
espinheiro
espinhela
espinhento
espinho
espinhoso
espiniforme

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