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espinha.

backbone

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈpĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[isˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/esˈpĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[esˈpĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil

  1. backbone

    feminine

  2. fishbone

    feminine

  3. pimple

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinha, from Latin spīna (“thorn”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña. The sense of "spine" or "thorn" was lost to espinho.

verb

  1. inflection of espinhar: third-person singular present indicative

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

  2. inflection of espinhar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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