espelma

• esplema (Central Asturias, nonstandard)

Inherited from Latin sperma

• IPA^(key): /esˈpelma/ [esˈpel.ma]
• Rhymes: -elma
• Syllabification: es‧pel‧ma

espelma f (uncountable)

1. sperm
2. candle wax

• “espelma”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “espelma”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From esperma (“[whale] sperm”), formerly used to make wax (spermaceti).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpɛl.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpɛl.ma]

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espelma f (plural espelmes)

1. candle

   Synonyms: candela, (regional) bugia

• “espelma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.