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spira.

coil;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈspiː.ra]Classical-Latin[ˈspiː.ra]

  1. A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound.

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  2. A coil, twist.

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  3. The base of a column.

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  4. A kind of cake; a twist.

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  5. A coil of rope.

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  6. A braid of hair.

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  7. A pretzel

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “wreath, coil, twist”) from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twist, turn”).

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