espiño

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese espinho, from Latin spīnus (“thorn-bush”). Cognate with Portuguese espinho and Spanish espino.

• espín (Eastern)

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiŋo/ [es̺ˈpi.ŋʊ]
• Rhymes: -iŋo
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nho

espiño m (plural espiños)

2. common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

   Synonym: estripeiro

4. blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

   Synonyms: abruñeiro, escambrón

5. thorn (sharp protective spine of a plant)

   Synonyms: puga, espiña

• espiña

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espiño”, 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), “espiño”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espiño”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

espiño

1. first-person singular present indicative of espiñar