esponja

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) sponge (marine invertebrate)
2. (feminine) sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
3. (feminine) sponge (porous material of sponges)
4. (feminine) sponge, moocher

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of esponjar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of esponjar:

esponjar

1. (transitive) to fluff up, make spongey
2. (intransitive) to become spongey

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Concepts

sponge

🧽

sponger

drunk

drunkard

leech

parasite

Synonyms

estropajo

inflamación

parásito

sanguijuela

bayeta

limpiador

estrujador

Translations

Schwamm

🧽

éponge

🧽

esponja

🧽

spons

🧽

spugna

🧽

esponja

🧽

σφουγγάρι

Badeschwamm

sünger

🧽

sunger

îsfenc

paràsit

Säuferin

إسفنج

🧽

Hyphenated as

es‧pon‧ja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈponxa/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: fungus

Cognate with English: sponge

In summary

Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.