espiña

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinha (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin spīna (“thorn”), from spinus (“thorn bush”). Cognate with Portuguese espinha and Spanish espina.

• espinha (reintegrationist)
• espía

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiɲa/ [es̺ˈpi.ɲɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ña

espiña m (plural espiñas)

1. thorn

   Synonym: pico

2. fishbone
3. (anatomy) spine

   Synonyms: cerrizo, espiña dorsal, espiñazo

4. blackhead, pimple

   Synonyms: espiña brava, espiña carnal

5. (figurative) something which causes distress, longing, inquietude

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espiña”, 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), “espiña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espiña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “espiña”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

espiña

1. inflection of espiñar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative