spesa
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspe.za/, (traditional) /ˈspe.sa/[1]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
- Hyphenation: spé‧sa
Etymology 1
From Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expēnsus, from expendere. Compare Sicilian spisa, Venetan spexa, Romansch spaisa, spesa, Friulian spese, Ladin speisa, spëisa, Piedmontese spèisa, Old French espoise.
Noun
spesa f (plural spese)
- expense; expenditure; spending; cost; charge
- Synonyms: costo, uscita
- spesa imprevista ― incidental expense
- shopping; purchase; buy
- groceries
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
spesa
- inflection of spesare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 3
Participle
spesa f sg
- feminine singular of speso
Adjective
spesa
- feminine singular of speso
References
- ^ spesa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)