espasa

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan (compare Occitan espasa), from Latin spatha (“sword”) (compare Spanish espada, French épée), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpa.zə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpa.za/

Noun

espasa f (plural espases)

sword
epee
(card games, in the plural) swords; a suit in the Spanish deck of cards
(card games) a card of this suit

Derived terms

espasa llarga

Further reading

“espasa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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