Asturian

Noun

espiga f ‎(plural espigues)

1. spike (ear of grain)

Old Portuguese

espigas de triigo

Etymology

From Latin spīca ‎(“spike”), from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- ‎(“sharp, sharp stick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺.ˈpi.ɡa/

Noun

espiga f ‎(plural espigas)

1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)

Descendants

• Galician: espiga
• Portuguese: espiga

Portuguese

espigas de trigo

Etymology

From Old Portuguese espiga, Latin spīca ‎(“spike”), from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- ‎(“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician espiga, Spanish espiga, Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈpi.ɡa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈpi.ɣɐ/
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ga

Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)

1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)

Related terms

• grão, respigar, espículo
• espigado, espigão, espigar

Spanish

espiga

Etymology

From Latin spīca.

Noun

espiga f ‎(plural espigas)

1. (botany) spike (ear of grain)
2. dowel