caspa
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈkas.pə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkas.pa/
Noun
caspa f (plural caspes)
- dandruff
Synonyms
- (Mallorca) arna f
Cebuano
Pronoun
caspa
- Obsolete spelling of kaspa
Chavacano
Alternative forms
- kaspa
Etymology
From Spanish caspa.
Noun
caspa
- dandruff
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.spa/
- Rhymes: -aspa
- Hyphenation: cà‧spa
Etymology 1
Uncertain.
Noun
caspa f (plural caspe)
- stump (of a tree)
- Synonym: ceppaia
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
caspa
- feminine singular of caspo
Further reading
- caspa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- capsa, pasca
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkas.pɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ.pɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkas.pa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkaʃ.pɐ/
Noun
caspa f (plural caspas)
- dandruff
- Synonym: carepa
Further reading
- “caspa” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain, but possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaspa/ [ˈkas.pa]
- Rhymes: -aspa
- Syllabification: cas‧pa
Noun
caspa f (plural caspas)
- dandruff
Descendants
- → Cebuano: kaspa
- Chavacano: caspa
Further reading
- “caspa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014