espigo

See also: espigó

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpi.ɣu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpi.ɣo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpi.ɣo]

Verb

espigo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espigar

Galician

Etymology 1

From espiga, from Latin spīca (“ear of corn”), perhaps influenced by a Germanic tongue, compare English spike.

Alternative forms

• espía

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esˈpiɣʊ]

Noun

espigo m (plural espigos)

1. tang (of a knife or tool)
2. projecting end of the axle of a traditional cart

   Synonym: espiga

3. hangnail
4. shaft of a cart or wagon
5. splinter that pierces the skin

   Synonym: respigo

6. peg

   Synonyms: chavella, torno

7. a peg or wedge used to fasten the wheel to the axle of a traditional Galician cart

   Synonyms: caravilla, entrouxo

8. a broken or fragmentary ear of corn

Related terms

• espiga
• espigado
• espigallo
• espigar
• espigarzo
• espigazo
• espigocho
• espigón
• espigota
• espigote
• espigoto
• respigo
• respigón

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espigo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espigo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espigo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

espigo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espigar

Portuguese

Verb

espigo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espigar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɡo/ [esˈpi.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧go

Verb

espigo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espigar