espundia

English

Noun

espundia (uncountable)

1. The ulcerative type of dermal leishmaniasis, with secondary manifestations in the nose and mouth, occurring in parts of South America.

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Latin spongia (“sponge”). Doublet of esponja. Compare Galician espulla (“wart; growth in cows”), also Romanian spânz (“horse disease”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpundja/ [esˈpũn̪.d̪ja]
• Rhymes: -undja
• Syllabification: es‧pun‧dia

Noun

espundia f (plural espundias)

1. a type of ulcer afflicting horses and other equids

Further reading

• “espundia”, 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