esperma
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈpɛr.mə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpər.mə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈpeɾ.ma]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)
Noun
esperma f (plural espermes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “esperma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “esperma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Central Bikol
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (“spermaceti”).
Noun
haróng (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜍ᜔ᜋ)
- spermaceti
- candle made from spermaceti
- semen; sperm
Related terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpɛʁ.mɐ/ [isˈpɛɦ.mɐ], /esˈpɛʁ.mɐ/ [esˈpɛɦ.mɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /isˈpɛɾ.mɐ/, /esˈpɛɾ.mɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpɛʁ.mɐ/, /eʃˈpɛʁ.mɐ/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /isˈpɛɻ.mɐ/, /esˈpɛɻ.mɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpɛʁ.ma/ [esˈpɛɦ.ma]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃˈpɛɾ.mɐ/
- Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma
Noun
esperma m (plural espermas)
- sperm (semen (fluid))
Related terms
Further reading
- “esperma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “esperma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈpeɾma/ [esˈpeɾ.ma]
- Rhymes: -eɾma
- Syllabification: es‧per‧ma
Noun
esperma m or f same meaning (plural espermas)
- sperm (cell)
- sperm (seminal fluid)
- Synonym: semen
- spermaceti (waxy substance extracted from the head of a sperm whale)
- Synonym: esperma de ballena
- wax (of a candle, especially liquid)
- Synonym: cera
Usage notes
- In the sense "sperm", usually masculine; in the sense "spermaceti" and "wax", usually feminine.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “esperma”, 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
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- espelma — obsolete
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (“spermaceti”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈpeɾma/ [ʔɛsˈpɛɾ.mɐ]
- Rhymes: -eɾma
- Syllabification: es‧per‧ma
Noun
esperma (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋ)
- spermaceti
- candle made from spermaceti
- semen; sperm
Related terms
Further reading
- “esperma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018