espargo

Italian

Verb

espargo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espargere

Anagrams

• aspergo, presago

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• aspargo (Brazil)
• aspárago

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpaʁ.ɡu/ [isˈpaɦ.ɡu], /esˈpaʁ.ɡu/ [esˈpaɦ.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpaʁ.ɡu/ [isˈpaɦ.ɡu], /esˈpaʁ.ɡu/ [esˈpaɦ.ɡu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /isˈpaɾ.ɡu/, /esˈpaɾ.ɡu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpaʁ.ɡu/, /eʃˈpaʁ.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpaɻ.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpaɾ.ɡu/ [(i)ʃˈpaɾ.ɣu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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Noun

espargo m (plural espargos) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. asparagus (asparagus plant)

Further reading

• “espargo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “espargo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025