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esponja.

sponge (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/isˈpõ.ʒɐ/Brazil/esˈpõ.ʒɐ/Brazil/iʃˈpõ.ʒɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpõ.ʒɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. sponge (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)

    feminine
  2. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

    feminine
  3. sponge (heavy drinker)

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esponsa, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia, borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongĭā́), from σπόγγος (spóngos) + -ιά (-iá). Doublet of espúndia and fungo.

verb/isˈpõ.ʒɐ/Brazil/esˈpõ.ʒɐ/Brazil/iʃˈpõ.ʒɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃˈpõ.ʒɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of esponjar: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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