"espiga" meaning in Portuguese

See espiga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /isˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /esˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /iʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /(i)ʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal], [(i)ʃˈpi.ɣɐ] [Portugal], /(i)ʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: espigas [plural]
Rhymes: -iɡɐ Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|espiga}} Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, {{inh|pt|la|spīca||spike}} Latin spīca (“spike”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*spey-||sharp, sharp stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”), {{cog|gl,es,ca|espiga}} Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, {{cog|oc|espic}} Occitan espic, {{cog|fr|épi}} French épi, {{cog|it|spiga}} Italian spiga, {{cog|ro|spic}} Romanian spic Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} espiga f (plural espigas)
  1. (botany) spike (ear of grain) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-espiga-pt-noun-3vF98maB Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. corncob Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-espiga-pt-noun-XmtOYoHZ
  3. hangnail Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-espiga-pt-noun-R~HpNh5G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: caixa e espiga, espigão Related terms: espículo, espigado, espigar, respigar
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /isˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /esˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Brazil], /iʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /(i)ʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal], [(i)ʃˈpi.ɣɐ] [Portugal], /(i)ʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [Portugal, Southern]
Rhymes: -iɡɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} espiga
  1. inflection of espigar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: espigar
    Sense id: en-espiga-pt-verb-lw8ISkDW Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 12 0 11 1 0 2 11 1 12 13 4 1 0 11 1 4 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 0 14 1 0 2 14 1 9 10 4 1 0 14 1 4 1 14 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 25 10 2 53 4 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 21 5 2 66 6 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 24 6 1 58 11
  2. inflection of espigar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: espigar
    Sense id: en-espiga-pt-verb-VVF85rCs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "spīca",
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      "Galician",
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      "espiga",
      "espiga#Catalan"
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      "espic",
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      "épi",
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    [
      "spiga",
      "spiga#Italian"
    ],
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      "spic",
      "spic#Romanian"
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    [
      "trigo",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iɡɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espiga"
}

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