espiga
Portuguese, noun/isˈpi.ɡɐ/
espiga is spelled E-S-P-I-G-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espiga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “spike (ear of grain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of espigar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte das gramíneas que contém os grãos”.
What does espiga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespike (ear of grain)
- 2
femininecorncob
- 3
femininehangnail
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte das gramíneas que contém os grãos 2. parte pontiaguda de uma peça que encaixa e ajusta no buraco de outra 3. no carro de bois, base do estadulho que entra no buraco da cheda
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 espiga
- espigas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espiga?
- Brazil /isˈpi.ɡɐ/
- Brazil /esˈpi.ɡɐ/
- /iʃˈpi.ɡɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espiga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espiga in Portuguese?
espiga appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).