"espuela" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /esˈpwela/, [esˈpwe.la] Forms: espuelas [plural]
Rhymes: -ela Etymology: From early espuera, from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (*spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-, *sperw- (“to twitch, push, fidget, be quick”). Cognate of English spur; see also Old Norse spori and Old High German sporo Etymology templates: {{der|es|got|*𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰}} Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (*spaura), {{der|es|gem-pro|*spurô}} Proto-Germanic *spurô, {{der|es|ine-pro|*sper-}} Proto-Indo-European *sper-, {{cog|en|spur}} English spur, {{cog|non|spori}} Old Norse spori, {{cog|goh|sporo}} Old High German sporo Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} espuela f (plural espuelas)
  1. spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-espuela-es-noun-LqMNsPq3
  2. wishbone Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Equestrianism Synonyms: espoleta
    Sense id: en-espuela-es-noun-Pp8Lqf6g Disambiguation of Equestrianism: 13 87 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calzar la espuela, calzarse la espuela, espolazo, espolique, espolón, espuela de caballero, espuela de galán, mozo de espuela, sapo de espuelas, sentir la espuela

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "calzar la espuela"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "calzarse la espuela"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "espolazo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "espolique"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "espolón"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "espuela de caballero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "espuela de galán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mozo de espuela"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sapo de espuelas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sentir la espuela"
    }
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      "name": "der"
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    },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "en",
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      },
      "expansion": "English spur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse spori",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "goh",
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      },
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  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse)"
      ],
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          "_dis": "33 67",
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          "_dis": "17 83",
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            "Transport",
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            "Odd-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
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        {
          "ref": "1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 262:",
          "text": "Cuando se come gallina, aquel a quien toca el hueso de la pechuga llamado espuela, invita a su vecino o a otro de los comensales, a partirlo, tirando cada uno de un extremo, para averiguar cuál de los dos se casará primero, que será aquél al cual toque la parte más grande, despues de dividido el hueso.",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "espoleta"
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      "ipa": "/esˈpwela/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpwe.la]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espuela"
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
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    {
      "word": "calzar la espuela"
    },
    {
      "word": "calzarse la espuela"
    },
    {
      "word": "espolazo"
    },
    {
      "word": "espolique"
    },
    {
      "word": "espolón"
    },
    {
      "word": "espuela de caballero"
    },
    {
      "word": "espuela de galán"
    },
    {
      "word": "mozo de espuela"
    },
    {
      "word": "sapo de espuelas"
    },
    {
      "word": "sentir la espuela"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "1": "es",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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    },
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "spur"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "spori"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse spori",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "sporo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German sporo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
      },
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    "es‧pue‧la"
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse)"
      ],
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          "spur",
          "spur"
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        {
          "ref": "1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 262:",
          "text": "Cuando se come gallina, aquel a quien toca el hueso de la pechuga llamado espuela, invita a su vecino o a otro de los comensales, a partirlo, tirando cada uno de un extremo, para averiguar cuál de los dos se casará primero, que será aquél al cual toque la parte más grande, despues de dividido el hueso.",
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        }
      ],
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        "wishbone"
      ],
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        [
          "wishbone",
          "wishbone"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "espoleta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/esˈpwela/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpwe.la]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espuela"
}

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