espoleta

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian spoletta.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -etɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧le‧ta

Noun

espoleta f (plural espoletas)

  1. fuse (for an explosive)
Derived terms
  • despoletar
  • espoletar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.puˈlɛ.tɐ/

  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧le‧ta

Verb

espoleta

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

References

  1. ^ “espoleta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
  2. ^ “espoleta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espoˈleta/ [es.poˈle.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: es‧po‧le‧ta

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Italian spoletta. Compare Portuguese espoleta.

Noun

espoleta f (plural espoletas)

  1. fuse (for an explosive)

Etymology 2

From espuela (“spur, wishbone”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Noun

espoleta f (plural espoletas)

  1. wishbone (of a bird)

Further reading

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