esporón

Galician

Alternative forms

  • asperón, esperón

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *spurô (spur), from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (to kick), probably borrowed from Old French esperon; documented in local Latin documents, as asperon, at least since 1128. Cognate of Italian sprone, Spanish espolón, French éperon, Occitan esporon.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /espoˈɾoŋ/

Noun

esporón m (plural esporóns)

  1. prod, spur (naturally growing spike of an animal)
  2. prop
  3. (nautical) ram, cutwater
  4. (geology, dated) spur
  5. whetstone
  6. dorsal fin

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • esporear (to spur)
  • esporada (kick of the spur)

References

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