Polyglot Dictionary

espinho

/isˈpiɲu/

o 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
os espinhos

Meaning

  1. thorn

    • Espetei-me num espinho.

      I pricked myself on a thorn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Dorn

Dorn is the German word for the same thing — both mean "thorn."

French

épine

épine is the French word for the same thing — both mean "thorn."

Practice

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