Polyglot Dictionary

espinha

/isˈpiɲɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as espinhas

Meaning

  1. spine, fishbone, spot

    • Engoli uma espinha.

      I swallowed a fishbone.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Spanish

espalda

Close — a spine relates to a back.

Practice

1 What does espinha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Engoli uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches espinha?

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