espiga

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) spike (ear of grain)
2. (feminine) corncob
3. (feminine) hangnail

Verb

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

espigar

to grow

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Concepts

ear

👂

spike

spikes

corncob

tenon

cob

corn cob

capitulum

Synonyms

sabugo

macho

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Translations

épi

👂

espiga

Ähre

spiga

aar

👂

spica

pannocchia

espiga

στάχυ

espic

arista

Getreideähre

tap

سنابل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈpi.ɡɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: spīca

Cognate with Occitan: espic

Cognate with French: épi

Cognate with Italian: spiga

Cognate with Romanian: spic

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.