espinhal
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From espinha + -al, or from Late Latin spīnālis, from Latin spīna.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pĩˈɲaw/ [is.pĩˈj̃aʊ̯], /es.pĩˈɲaw/ [es.pĩˈj̃aʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pĩˈɲaw/ [iʃ.pĩˈj̃aʊ̯], /eʃ.pĩˈɲaw/ [eʃ.pĩˈj̃aʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.piˈɲaw/ [es.piˈɲaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲal/ [(i)ʃ.piˈɲaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.piˈɲa.li/
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: es‧pi‧nhal
Adjective
espinhal m or f (plural espinhais)