espeto

From Old Galician-Portuguese espeto, probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus),^[1] from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”).^[2] Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

• IPA^(key): /esˈpeto̝/

espeto m (plural espetos)

1. (cooking) a wooden or metal skewer or spit for roasting
   • 1485, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 286:

     iten oyto talladores, iten quatorze cunquas, iten dous espetos, iten vnna sartana, iten huas gramaleyras

     item eight knives, item fourteen cups, item two spits, item one frying pan, item a trammel

2. stake

• ao espeto
• espetada
• espetar
• espeteira

• espeta
• espicho
• espita
• gaspeto

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espeto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espeto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espeto”, 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), “espeto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espeto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

espeto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espetar

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus),^[1] from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”).^[2] Cognate with Galician and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

• espêto (pre-reform spelling)

• Rhymes: -etu
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧to

espeto m (plural espetos)

1. skewer; spit (long pin used to secure food during cooking)
2. (figuratively) a slender and tall person

   Synonym: espicho

• espetinho

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Rhymes: -ɛtu
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧to

espeto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espetar

• IPA^(key): /esˈpeto/ [esˈpe.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: es‧pe‧to

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus),^[1] from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”).^[2] Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

espeto m (plural espetos)

1. (Spain) fish cooked on a skewer

espeto

1. first-person singular present indicative of espetar

• “espeto”, 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