espinhela

Portuguese

Etymology

From espinha +‎ -ela.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pĩˈɲɛ.lɐ/ [is.pĩˈj̃ɛ.lɐ], /es.pĩˈɲɛ.lɐ/ [es.pĩˈj̃ɛ.lɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pĩˈɲɛ.lɐ/ [iʃ.pĩˈj̃ɛ.lɐ], /eʃ.pĩˈɲɛ.lɐ/ [eʃ.pĩˈj̃ɛ.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.piˈɲɛ.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲɛ.lɐ/

  • Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nhe‧la

Noun

espinhela f (plural espinhelas)

  1. (informal) xiphoid appendix (terminal and cartilaginous part of the sternum)
  2. (informal) ailment (any pain or illness that causes exhaustion or prostration)
  3. (ornithology, zootomy) carina (appendicular, keel-like formation on the sternum of birds)
  4. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Derived terms

verbs
  • ter a espinhela caída

Further reading

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