esponja

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) sponge (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)
2. (feminine) sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)
3. (feminine, figuratively) sponge (heavy drinker)

Verb

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

Concepts

sponge

🧽

sponges

pad

Translations

éponge

🧽

Schwamm

🧽

spugna

🧽

spons

🧽

esponja

🧽

esponja

🧽

σφουγγάρι

إسفنجات

spugne

sünger

🧽

îsfenc

esponjas

sunger

lûfik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈpõ.ʒɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: fungus

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esponsa, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia, borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), from σπόγγος (spóngos) + -ιά (-iá).
Doublet of espúndia and fungo.