espinho

See also: Espinho

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iɲu
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [isˈpĩ.j̃u], /esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [esˈpĩ.j̃u]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [iʃˈpĩ.j̃u], /eʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [eʃˈpĩ.j̃u]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpi.ɲo/

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  • Homophone: Espinho
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin spīnus (“thorn-bush”).

Noun

espinho m (plural espinhos)

  1. thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)
  2. (by extension) any sharp point
    Synonym: ponta
  3. (botany, specifically) a thorn which grows from the woody core of a plant, as opposed to an acúleo, which grows from the epidermis
Derived terms

Verb

espinho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espinhar
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