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spina.

thorn/spine/prickle (plant/animal); spike (asparagus); thorn-bush; blackthorn; spine/backbone/back; Circus center wall; fish-bone; difficulties (pl.); cares;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈspiː.na]Classical-Latin[ˈspiː.na]
  1. thorn

    declension-1
  2. thorny tree or shrub

    declension-1
  3. thorn; spine; prickle

    declension-1
  4. fishbone

    declension-1
  5. backbone; spine

    declension-1
  6. barrier (low wall along the centre of the circus racecourse)

    declension-1
  7. a toothpick

    declension-1
  8. thorns; difficulties; subtleties; perplexities in speaking and debating

    declension-1 · figuratively · in-plural
  9. cares

    declension-1 · figuratively · in-plural
  10. errors

    declension-1 · figuratively · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).

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