espray

Spanish

Alternative forms

• spray
• sprai (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from English spray.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpɾai/ [esˈpɾai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: es‧pray

Noun

espray m (plural espráis)

1. aerosol, spray (fine particles suspended in a gaseous medium)

   Synonym: aerosol

2. spray, spray can, aerosol can

   Synonym: aerosol

Usage notes

• The plural form esprays is nonstandard.

Further reading

• “espray”, 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