aspa
Portuguese, noun/ˈas.pɐ/
aspa is spelled A-S-P-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 76,181st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aspa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “crux decussata (an X-shaped cross, used to crucify people)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “antigo instrumento de suplício composto por dois pedaços de madeira cruzados em X; cruz de santo andré”.
What does aspa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrux decussata (an X-shaped cross, used to crucify people)
- 2
feminineSaint Andrew's cross (any X-shaped symbol)
- 3
femininesaltire (ordinary in the shape of an X)
- 4
femininequotation mark; inverted comma (the character ‘, ’ or '')
- 5
femininean animal’s horn
- 6
femininesail (blade of a windmill)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. antigo instrumento de suplício composto por dois pedaços de madeira cruzados em X; cruz de santo andré 2. peça cruzada em X, usada para dar estabilidade a armações e estruturas 3. insígnia em forma de X; sautor 4. o mesmo que corno (apêndice ósseo), chifre, guampa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aspa
- aspas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aspa?
- Brazil /ˈas.pɐ/
- /ˈaʃ.pɐ/
- Portugal /ˈaʃ.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aspa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aspa in Portuguese?
aspa appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).