espadilha
Portuguese, noun/is.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/
espadilha is spelled E-S-P-A-D-I-L-H-A (9 letters). Espadilha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sprat (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome do ás de espadas em alguns jogos”.
What does espadilha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesprat (any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus)
- 2
feminineIn the Southeast Brazilian version of the card game truco, the third-highest manilha (trump card), traditionally the ace of spades.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nome do ás de espadas em alguns jogos
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 espadilha
- espadilhas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espadilha?
- Brazil /is.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/
- Brazil /es.paˈd͡ʒi.ʎɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espadilha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.