esguince
Spanish
Etymology
Deverbal from esguinzar (to tear).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈɡinθe/ [ezˈɣ̞ĩn̟.θe] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /esˈɡinse/ [ezˈɣ̞ĩn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -inθe (Spain)
- Rhymes: -inse (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: es‧guin‧ce
Noun
esguince m (plural esguinces)
Verb
esguince
- inflection of esguinzar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “esguince”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024