Polyglot Dictionary

esponja

/isˈpõʒɐ/

a noun B1

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 esponjas

Meaning

  1. sponge

    • Lave com a esponja.

      Wash with the sponge.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bucha

bucha specifically means the natural loofah gourd sponge; esponja is the general word for "sponge," synthetic or otherwise.

Similar in other languages

German

Biskuit

Biskuit is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sponge."

German

Schwamm

Schwamm is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sponge."

Spanish

esponja

esponja is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sponge."

Practice

1 What does esponja mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lave com a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches esponja?

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