esponxa

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈponʃa/ [esˈpõɲ.ʃa] Rhymes: -onʃa Syllabification: es‧pon‧xa === Noun === esponxa f (plural esponxes) sponge === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “esponxa”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “esponxa”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Galician == === Alternative forms === esponja (reintegrationist) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esponsa, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin spongia, borrowed from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá), from σπόγγος (spóngos) + -ιά (-iá). Doublet of espulla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈponʃa/ [es̺ˈponʲ.ʃɐ] Rhymes: -onʃa Hyphenation: es‧pon‧xa === Noun === esponxa f (plural esponxas) sponge sea sponge (Spongia officinalis) Synonyms: pan de langosta, pan de gaivota, pan mouro ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esponxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esponxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esponxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “esponxa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Leonese == === Etymology === From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈponʃa/, [esˈpõɲ.ɕa] Rhymes: -onʃa Hyphenation: es‧pon‧xa === Noun === esponxa f (plural esponxas) sponge === References === “esponxa”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026