pértiga

Spanish

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin pertica. Doublet of percha.

Noun

pértiga f (plural pértigas)

1. pole
2. pole (used in the sport of pole vaulting)

Derived terms

• pertiguista
• salto con pértiga

 

Further reading

• “pértiga”, 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