espoleta

== Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Italian spoletta. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -etɐ Hyphenation: es‧po‧le‧ta ==== Noun ==== espoleta f (plural espoletas) fuse (for an explosive) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: es‧po‧le‧ta ==== Verb ==== espoleta inflection of espoletar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “espoleta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /espoˈleta/ [es.poˈle.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: es‧po‧le‧ta === Etymology 1 === Probably borrowed from Italian spoletta. Compare Portuguese espoleta. ==== Noun ==== espoleta f (plural espoletas) fuse (for an explosive) === Etymology 2 === From espuela (“spur, wishbone”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix). ==== Noun ==== espoleta f (plural espoletas) wishbone (of a bird) === Further reading === “espoleta”, 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