Feminine
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espalda

  1. (feminine) back
  2. (feminine) backstroke

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
es‧pal‧da
Pronounced as (IPA)
/esˈpalda/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish espalda, from metathesis of Vulgar Latin *spatla, from Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”) (compare Catalan espatlla (“shoulder”), French épaule (“shoulder”), Portuguese espádua (“scapula, shoulder”)), diminutive of Latin spatha (“straight sword”).

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