espinho
See also: Espinho
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɲu
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpĩ.ɲu/ [isˈpĩ.j̃u], /esˈpĩ.ɲu/ [esˈpĩ.j̃u]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [iʃˈpĩ.j̃u], /eʃˈpĩ.ɲu/ [eʃˈpĩ.j̃u]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpi.ɲo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpi.ɲu/
Audio (Portugal) (file) - Homophone: Espinho
- Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nho
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin spīnus (“thorn-bush”).
Noun
espinho m (plural espinhos)
- thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)
- (by extension) any sharp point
- Synonym: ponta
- (botany, specifically) a thorn which grows from the woody core of a plant, as opposed to an acúleo, which grows from the epidermis
Derived terms
- espinhão (augmentative)
- espinho-agulha
- espinho-branco
- espinho-de-carneiro
- espinho-de-cerca
- espinho-de-cristo
- espinho-de-jerusalém
- espinho-de-maricá
- espinho-de-Santo-Antônio
- espinho de São João
- espinhozinho (diminutive)
- porco-espinho
Related terms
- espinal
- espinel
- espinha
- espinhaço
- espinhal
- espinhar
- espinheiral
- espinheiro
- espinhel
- espinhela
- espinhento
- espinhoso
- espinhudo
- espinífero
- espiniforme
- espínula
Verb
espinho
- first-person singular present indicative of espinhar