"esponja" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /esˈponxa/, [esˈpõŋ.xa] Forms: esponjas [plural]
Rhymes: -onxa Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish esponja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia (compare the expected Old Spanish outcome *esponza), from Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongĭā́), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”). Doublet of espundia and hongo. Cognate with English sponge. Etymology templates: {{etymon|es|:inh|osp:esponja}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|esponja|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish esponja, {{inh+|es|osp|esponja}} Inherited from Old Spanish esponja, {{slbor|es|la|spongia|nocap=1}} semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia, {{der|es|grc|σπογγῐᾱ́}} Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongĭā́), {{doublet|es|espundia|hongo}} Doublet of espundia and hongo, {{lg|Cognate}} Cognate, {{cog|en|sponge}} English sponge Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} esponja f (plural esponjas)
  1. sponge (marine invertebrate) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-esponja-es-noun-NoWdqKn- Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 33 35 16
  2. sponge (piece of porous material for washing) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-esponja-es-noun-pg0duiFy Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 33 35 16
  3. sponge (porous material of sponges) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-esponja-es-noun-9IAVZUYC Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 33 35 16
  4. sponge, moocher Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-esponja-es-noun-ENc-4zpi Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 16 33 35 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: esponjar, esponjoso, esponjuelo
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /esˈponxa/, [esˈpõŋ.xa]
Rhymes: -onxa Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} esponja
  1. inflection of esponjar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: esponjar
    Sense id: en-esponja-es-verb-BjTo1VZz Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 16 1 12 15 5 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 3 2 73 17
  2. inflection of esponjar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: esponjar
    Sense id: en-esponja-es-verb-O3Vb0rIy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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