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espigado

Spanish, adjective/espiˈɡado/

espigado is spelled E-S-P-I-G-A-D-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 114,759th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espigado is a Spanish adjective meaning “willowy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of espigar.

What does espigado mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    willowy

  2. 2

    lanky, lofty

    un espigado paisano

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of espigar

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

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Participio de espigar.

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 espigado

  • espigada feminine
  • espigados masculine plural
  • espigadas feminine plural

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

How do you pronounce espigado?

  • /espiˈɡado/
  • [es.piˈɣ̞a.ð̞o]
  • [espiˈɣ̞að̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to espigado

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

How common is espigado in Spanish?

espigado appears about once in every 9 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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