espinaka

Ladino

Alternative forms

• spinaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَبَانَخ (sabānaḵ) or إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ).

Noun

espinaka f (Hebrew spelling איספינאקה)

1. spinach (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves)
   • 2005, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], volumes 26–28, page 77:

     Los prinsiaples ingredientes eran: el tomat, pimyentones, fasulya, kalavasikas, berendjena, prasa, espinaka i mas.

     The principal ingredients were tomato, pepper, green beans, zucchini, eggplant, leek, spinach and so on.

   • 2006, Matilda Koén-Sarano, Por el plazer de kontar‎^[2], Nur Afakot:

     Si ay un kidúsh en el kal (koza no muy rala), mi marido i mis ijos tornan a kaza medios "bogdeados" por el kugel ke les dan ayá, i no pueden gostar ni un pishiko del pastel de espinaka o de patata, ke estó uzada a aprontar para shabat demanyana.

     If there is a kiddush in the syngogue (something not very rare), my husband and my children take home half-‘bogdeados’ for the kugel that they give us there, and they cannot taste a little fish from the spinach or potatoe pie, which I used to prepare for Shabbat in the morning.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espinaca.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔespiˈnaka/ [ʔɛs.pɪˈn̪aː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧na‧ka

Noun

espinaka (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜈᜃ)

1. spinach
   • 1990 January 22, “Ito’y Tinatawag ng Iba na Damo — Gumising! 1990”, in Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY‎^[3], archived from the original on 2 March 2020:

     Kung ihahambing sa espinaka, ang nori ay 8 ulit na mas maraming bitamina A, 9 ulit na dami ng bitamina B1, 15 ulit na mas maraming bitamina B2, at 1.5 ulit na mas maraming bitamina C.

     If compared to spinach, nori has 8 times more vitamin A, 9 times more vitamin B1, 15 times more vitamin B2, and 1.5 times more vitamin C.

See also

• kangkong

Further reading

• “espinaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018