espora

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) spur (implement that is fixed to one’s heel for prodding horses)
2. (feminine) spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
3. (feminine, figuratively) stimulus, incentive

Verb

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

esporar

to spur (to prod with a spur)

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Concepts

spur

delphinium

gad

larkspur

ram

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Translations

sperone

éperon

espuela

spoor

ergot

esperó

Sporn

mahmuz

calcar

incito

ridderspoor

esperon

acicate

espolón

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈpɔ.ɾɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Old High German: sporo

Cognate with Old Norse: spori

In summary

Via Old Galician-Portuguese espora from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (*spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô (“spur”); compare Old High German sporo, Old Norse spori.
Not to be confused with esporo (“spore”).