espada

Meaning

1. (countable, feminine) sword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack)
2. (feminine, plural-normally) spade (playing card marked with the symbol ♠)
3. (feminine) épée (fencing sword of a certain modern type)
4. (feminine) sword (the weapon used as a heraldic charge)

Concepts

sword

epee

spade

blade

matador

brand

steel

rapier

spear

swordsman

tool

épée

swordswoman

degen

cutting

falchion

foil

katana

mattock

picklock

Synonyms

lanza

cuchillo

🔪

florete

jabalina

machete

estoque

ganzúa

spada

acero

venablo

Translations

épée

spada

espada

Schwert

espasa

zwaard

gladius

kılıç

ξίφος

سيف

Degen

σπαθί

espasa

spatha

Hyphenated as

es‧pa‧da

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈpada/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: espada

Inherited from Latin: spatha

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of espata.