Polyglot Dictionary

espuela

/esˈpwela/

la 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

Forms

plural
espuelas

Meaning

  1. spur

    • El jinete clavó las espuelas.

      The rider dug in his spurs.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

espolón

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 espuela mean?

2 Fill the gap: El jinete clavó las ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espuela?

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