espinha
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese espinna, from Latin spīna (“spine”), from Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”). Cognate with Galician espiña.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpiɲɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(ɨ)ʃˈpiɲɐ/
- Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nha
Noun
espinha f (plural espinhas)
- backbone
- pimple
Synonyms
- (backbone): coluna, coluna vertebral, costas, espinha dorsal, espinhaço, dorso
- (acne): acne, erupção
Related terms
- espinal
- espinhaço
- espinhado
- espinhal
- espinhar
- espinheiral
- espinheiro
- espinhela
- espinhento
- espinho
- espinhoso
- espiniforme