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esponja.

sponge (marine invertebrate)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈponxa/[esˈpõŋ.xa]
  1. sponge (marine invertebrate)

    feminine
  2. sponge (piece of porous material for washing)

    feminine
  3. sponge (porous material of sponges)

    feminine
  4. sponge, moocher

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish esponja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia (compare the expected Old Spanish outcome *esponza), from Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongĭā́), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”). Doublet of espundia and hongo. Cognate with English sponge.

verb/esˈponxa/[esˈpõŋ.xa]
  1. inflection of esponjar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of esponjar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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