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espiga.

spike (ear of grain)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈpi.ɡɐ/Brazil/esˈpi.ɡɐ/Brazil/iʃˈpi.ɡɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpi.ɡɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. spike (ear of grain)

    feminine
  2. corncob

    feminine
  3. hangnail

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.

verb/isˈpi.ɡɐ/Brazil/esˈpi.ɡɐ/Brazil/iʃˈpi.ɡɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpi.ɡɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of espigar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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