espuela

Spanish

Etymology

From early espuera, from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰 (*spaura), from Proto-Germanic *spurô, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-, *sperw- (“to twitch, push, fidget, be quick”).

Cognate of English spur; see also Old Norse spori and Old High German sporo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpwela/ [esˈpwe.la]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: es‧pue‧la

Noun

espuela f (plural espuelas)

1. spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse)

Derived terms

• calzar la espuela
• calzarse la espuela
• espolazo
• espolique
• espolón
• espuela de caballero
• espuela de galán
• mozo de espuela
• sapo de espuelas
• sentir la espuela

 

Further reading

• “espuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28