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espiga

Spanish, noun

espiga is spelled E-S-P-I-G-A (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 34,926th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espiga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “spike (ear of grain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of espigar. With an accent, espigá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of espigar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tipo de inflorescencia racemosa en la cual el eje es alargado, con cabillos muy cortos o sin ninguno, como en…”.

What does espiga mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininespike (ear of grain)

  2. 2

    femininedowel

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

verb

as espigá
  1. 1

    second-person singular voseo imperative of espigar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Tipo de inflorescencia racemosa en la cual el eje es alargado, con cabillos muy cortos o sin ninguno, como en el trigo y el espliego; sus flores más jóvenes se ubican en el ápice del mismo. 2. Parte de un arma blanca que se extiende dentro de su empuñadura o, de una herramienta en su mango. 3. Parte superior de la espada en donde se asegura la guarnición. 4. Hilo o aguja de metal precioso que servía para sujetar los alfileres, imperdibles y medallones a las vestiduras de las meninas.

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 espiga

  • espigas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to espiga

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is espiga in Spanish?

espiga appears 1.0 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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