spesi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch specie (mortar; material used in casting; coinage, specie, coins), from Middle Dutch specie (kind, sort), from Latin speciēs. Doublet of spesies.

Pronunciation

Noun

spesi (plural spesi-spesi)

  1. mortar (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water)
    Synonym: mortar

Derived terms

  • berspesi

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspe.zi/, (traditional) /ˈspe.si/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ezi, (traditional) -esi
  • Hyphenation: spé‧si

Etymology 1

Participle

spesi

  1. masculine plural of speso

Adjective

spesi

  1. masculine plural of speso

Etymology 2

Verb

spesi

  1. first-person singular past historic of spendere

Etymology 3

Verb

spesi

  1. inflection of spesare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ speso, spesi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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