espargo
Italian
Verb
espargo
- first-person singular present indicative of espargere
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin sparagus, asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).
Pronunciation
- (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/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /isˈpaɻ.ɡu/, /esˈpaɻ.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpaʁ.ɡo/ [esˈpaɦ.ɡo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpaɾ.ɡu/ [(i)ʃˈpaɾ.ɣu]
Noun
espargo m (plural espargos) (European Portuguese spelling)
- asparagus (asparagus plant)
Further reading
- “espargo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “espargo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026