esponja

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpɔɲ.ʒə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [esˈpɔɲ.d͡ʒa] === Etymology 1 === From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). ==== Noun ==== esponja f (plural esponges) sponge (in the plural) dishcloth gourd (Luffa acutangula) Synonyms: dringi de l'Índia, fregall de Cuba ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== esponja inflection of esponjar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “esponja”, 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 == Galician == === Noun === esponja f (plural esponjas, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of esponxa === Further reading === “esponja”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === esponça, espongia, esponza === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈponʒa/ === Noun === esponja f (plural esponjas) sponge ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “esponja”, in Diccionario del español medieval electrónico [Electronic Dictionary of Medieval Spanish] (in Spanish, English, and German), Rostock University and Paderborn University, 2022–present Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “esponja”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 240 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -õʒɐ Hyphenation: es‧pon‧ja === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esponsa, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia, borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongĭā́), from σπόγγος (spóngos) + -ιά (-iá). Doublet of espúndia and fungo. ==== Noun ==== esponja f (plural esponjas) sponge (aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera) Synonyms: esponja-do-mar, porífero sponge (piece of porous material used for washing) (figurative) sponge (heavy drinker) ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Hunsrik: Esponja ==== Further reading ==== “esponja” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “esponja”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “esponja”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== esponja inflection of esponjar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative ==== Further reading ==== “esponja”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈponxa/ [esˈpõŋ.xa] Rhymes: -onxa Syllabification: es‧pon‧ja === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish esponja, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia (compare the expected Old Spanish outcome *esponza), from Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongĭā́), a later form of σπόγγος (spóngos, “sponge”). Doublet of espundia and hongo. Cognate with English sponge. ==== Noun ==== esponja f (plural esponjas) sponge (marine invertebrate) sponge (piece of porous material for washing) Coordinate terms: estropajo, zacate sponge (porous material of sponges) sponge, moocher ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== esponja inflection of esponjar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “esponja”, 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 === Anagrams === japonés