espasmo

espasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espasmar

From Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

espasmo m (plural espasmos)

1. spasm

• “espasmo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

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• Hyphenation: es‧pas‧mo

Borrowed from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

espasmo m (plural espasmos)

1. spasm

• “espasmo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

espasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espasmar

• “espasmo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

From Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

• IPA^(key): /esˈpasmo/ [esˈpaz.mo]
• Rhymes: -asmo
• Syllabification: es‧pas‧mo

espasmo m (plural espasmos)

1. spasm, jerk, twitch

   Synonyms: convulsión, tic

• “espasmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025