esperma

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin sperma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əsˈpɛr.mə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpər.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈpeɾ.ma] === Noun === esperma f (plural espermes) sperm ==== Derived terms ==== espelma espermàtic ==== Related terms ==== espermato- === Further reading === “esperma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “esperma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (“spermaceti”). === Noun === haróng (Basahan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜍ᜔ᜋ) spermaceti candle made from spermaceti semen; sperm ==== Related terms ==== kandila == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma === Noun === esperma m (plural espermas) sperm (semen (fluid)) ==== Related terms ==== espermático === Further reading === “esperma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “esperma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin sperma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈpeɾma/ [esˈpeɾ.ma] Rhymes: -eɾma Syllabification: es‧per‧ma === Noun === esperma m or f same meaning (plural espermas) sperm (cell) sperm (seminal fluid) Synonym: semen spermaceti (waxy substance extracted from the head of a sperm whale) Synonym: esperma de ballena wax (of a candle, especially liquid) Synonym: cera ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense "sperm", usually masculine; in the sense "spermaceti" and "wax", usually feminine. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “esperma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === espelma — obsolete === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (“spermaceti”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔesˈpeɾma/ [ʔɛsˈpɛɾ.mɐ] Rhymes: -eɾma Syllabification: es‧per‧ma === Noun === esperma (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋ) spermaceti candle made from spermaceti semen; sperm Synonyms: tamod, semilya ==== Related terms ==== kandila === Further reading === “esperma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018