esperma

Borrowed from Latin sperma.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈpɛr.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈpər.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [esˈpeɾ.ma]

esperma f (plural espermes)

1. sperm

• espelma
• espermàtic

• espermato-

• “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

• Hyphenation: es‧per‧ma

esperma m (plural espermas)

1. sperm (semen (fluid))

• espermático

From Latin sperma.

• IPA^(key): /esˈpeɾma/ [esˈpeɾ.ma]
• Rhymes: -eɾma
• Syllabification: es‧per‧ma

esperma m or f same meaning (plural espermas)

1. sperm (cell)
2. sperm (seminal fluid)

   Synonym: semen

3. spermaceti (waxy substance extracted from the head of a sperm whale)

   Synonym: esperma de ballena

4. wax (of a candle, especially liquid)

   Synonym: cera

• In the sense "sperm", usually masculine; in the sense "spermaceti" and "wax", usually feminine.

• “esperma”, 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

• espelma — obsolete

Borrowed from Spanish esperma de ballena (“spermaceti”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈpeɾma/ [ʔɛsˈpɛɾ.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɾma
• Syllabification: es‧per‧ma

esperma (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋ)

1. spermaceti
2. candle made from spermaceti
3. semen; sperm

   Synonyms: tamod, semilya

• kandila

• “esperma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018