esponja

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpɔɲ.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈpɔɲ.d͡ʒa]

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).

esponja f (plural esponges)

1. sponge
2. (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula)

   Synonyms: dringi de l'Índia, fregall de Cuba

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

esponja

1. inflection of esponjar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “esponja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Doublet of espúndia.

• Rhymes: -õʒɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja

esponja f (plural esponjas)

1. sponge (marine invertebrate of the phylum Porifera)
2. sponge (piece of porous material used for washing)

• → Hunsrik: Esponja

• IPA^(key): /esˈponxa/ [esˈpõŋ.xa]
• Rhymes: -onxa
• Syllabification: es‧pon‧ja

Semi-learned descendant of Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá),[1] a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”) (compare Latin fungus). Probably a doublet of espundia. Cognate with English sponge.

esponja f (plural esponjas)

1. sponge (marine invertebrate)

   Synonyms: espongiario, porífero

2. sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
3. sponge (porous material of sponges)
4. sponge, moocher

• (piece for washing): estropajo, zacate

esponja

1. inflection of esponjar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “esponja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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