esponja.
sponge (marine invertebrate)
Meaning & usage
sponge (marine invertebrate)
sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
sponge (porous material of sponges)
sponge, moocher
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.
inflection of esponjar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of esponjar: second-person singular imperative
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