espolón

/espoˈlon/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
espolones

Meaning

  1. spur

    • El gallo tiene un espolón.

      The rooster has a spur.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

espuela

espuela is the metal spur worn by a rider, on boots; espolón is a natural spur, like a rooster's spur, or a geological or architectural spur, a ridge or breakwater.

Similar in other languages

German

Sporn

Sporn is the German word for the same thing — both mean "spur."

French

éperon

éperon is the French word for the same thing — both mean "spur."

Practice

1 What does espolón mean?

2 Fill the gap: El gallo tiene un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espolón?

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