espuela
Spanish
Etymology
From early espuera, from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (*spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-, *sperw- (“to twitch, push, fidget, be quick”).
Cognate of English spur; see also Old Norse spori and Old High German sporo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpwela/ [esˈpwe.la]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ela
- Syllabification: es‧pue‧la
Derived terms
- calzar la espuela
- calzarse la espuela
- espolazo
- espolique
- espolón
- espuela de caballero
- espuela de galán
- mozo de espuela
- sapo de espuelas
- sentir la espuela
Further reading
- “espuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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