espeto

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) skewer; spit (long pin used to secure food during cooking)
2. (figuratively, masculine) a slender and tall person

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of espetar

espetar

1. to spit (to impale on a spit)
2. to prick; to pierce; to puncture

Lees meer

Sinonieme

espetada

espada

Vertalings

skewer

şiş

Spieß

spiedo

σούβλα

broche

brochette

spit

broqueta

Bratspieß

spies

brocheta

girarrosto

épieu

Spießchen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/isˈpe.tu/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Engels: spit

Verwante met Sweeds: spett

In summary

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.