espuela
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]espuela f (plural espuelas)
- spur (implement for purpose of prodding a horse)
- wishbone
- Synonym: espoleta
- 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 262:
- Cuando se come gallina, aquel a quien toca el hueso de la pechuga llamado espuela, invita a su vecino o a otro de los comensales, a partirlo, tirando cada uno de un extremo, para averiguar cuál de los dos se casará primero, que será aquél al cual toque la parte más grande, despues de dividido el hueso.
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “espuela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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