eslinga
Spanish, noun/esˈlinɡa/
eslinga is spelled E-S-L-I-N-G-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish, the 197,982nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Eslinga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedazo de guindaleta que tiene en los dos chicotes sus gazas, o cabos, y, en el seno, suelen formar otro, tal…”.
What does eslinga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesling
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pedazo de guindaleta que tiene en los dos chicotes sus gazas, o cabos, y, en el seno, suelen formar otro, tal que enganchando los cabos en el candeletón, cogen y abrazan las pipas y otras cosas para cargarlas, o descargarlas de los navíos. 2. Cable provisto de ganchos para levantar cargas pesadas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of eslinga
- eslingas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce eslinga?
- /esˈlinɡa/
- [esˈlĩŋ.ɡa]
- [esˈlĩŋga]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is eslinga in Spanish?
eslinga appears about once in every 30 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).