avispa
Meaning
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- (feminine) wasp (any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet)
- (feminine) someone quick-tempered
Synonyms
shacket
vespid
gorra amarilla
persona audaz
chaqueta amarilla
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧vis‧pa
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈbispa/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish biespa, from Latin vespa, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“to weave”). The initial /a/ may have been added by analogy with abeja (“bee”). For the development of the stressed vowel, compare víspera, níspero. Doublet of vespa.
New
avispar
- to spur on; egg on
- to make clever
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