espasa
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Occitan (compare Occitan espasa), from Latin spatha (“sword”) (compare Spanish espada, French épée), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əsˈpa.zə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /esˈpa.za/
Noun
espasa f (plural espases)
- sword
- epee
- (card games, in the plural) swords; a suit in the Spanish deck of cards
- (card games) a card of this suit
Derived terms
- espasa llarga
Further reading
- “espasa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.