espita

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic [Term?] form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpita̝/

Noun

espita m (plural espitas)

1. large nail
2. large needle
3. awl
4. spiked rod used for the recollection of razor clams
5. spigot

Derived terms

• espeteira

Related terms

• espeto
• espicho
• gaspeto

References

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpita/ [esˈpi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧ta

Etymology 1

From Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (spitus, “spit”), from Proto-Germanic *spituz.

Noun

espita f (plural espitas)

1. spigot, tap
   • 2021 March 10, Carlos E. Cué, “El giro de Ciudadanos causa un terremoto político en España”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Murcia se ha convertido así en la espita que abre la guerra definitiva en el bloque de la derecha.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. spile
3. (colloquial) boozehound
4. (informal) dick; prick (penis)

Derived terms

• espitoso

 

Etymology 2

Verb

espita

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

Further reading

• “espita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16