espádua

Meaning

1. (feminine) scapula; shoulder blade
2. (feminine) shoulder

Concepts

shoulder blade

scapula

shoulder

shoulder bone

Synonyms

omoplata

escápula

ombro

Translations

omòplat

scapola

escàpula

Achsel

épaule

omoplate

Schulter

omoplata

sermil

schouder

schouderblad

espatla

Pronounced as (IPA)

/isˈpa.du.ɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: spatula

In summary

Probably a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spatula (“broad, flat piece”), diminutive of spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “any broad blade, of wood or metal”). Compare the inherited doublet espalda, and later borrowing espátula.