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espeto.

skewer; spit (long pin used to secure food during cooking)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈpe.tu/Brazil/esˈpe.tu/Brazil/iʃˈpe.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpe.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. skewer; spit (long pin used to secure food during cooking)

    masculine
  2. a slender and tall person

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

verb/isˈpɛ.tu/Brazil/esˈpɛ.tu/Brazil/iʃˈpɛ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpɛ.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of espetar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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