espeto

Senso (Inglese)

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

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Concetti

spiedo

girarrosto

spiedino

schidione

menarrosto

sinonimi

espetada

espada

Traduzioni

skewer

şiş

brochette

broche

Spieß

σούβλα

spit

broqueta

spies

brocheta

Bratspieß

épieu

espiche

Spießchen

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/isˈpe.tu/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine inglese: spit

Affine svedese: 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.