espadas
See also: Espadas
English
Galician
Occitan
Old Spanish
Portuguese
Etymology
From espada (“sword”). Originally the suit was represented by swords. Eventually the design changed but the name was kept.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpa.dɐs/, /esˈpa.dɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpa.dɐʃ/, /eʃˈpa.dɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpa.das/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpa.dɐʃ/ [(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐʃ]
Noun
espadas
- plural of espada
- (card games) spades (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♠)
Spanish
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