espino
Occitan
Alternative forms
- espina
Noun
espino f (plural espinos)
- (Mistralian) thorn
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpino/ [esˈpi.no]
- Rhymes: -ino
- Syllabification: es‧pi‧no
Etymology 1
From espina (“thorn”), on the model of Latin spīnus (“blackthorn, sloe tree”).
Noun
espino m (plural espinos)
- (botany) hawthorn, buckthorn
Derived terms
- alambre de espino
- espinillo
- espino albar
- espino blanco
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
espino
- first-person singular present indicative of espinar
Further reading
- “espino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014