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espinhela

Portuguese, noun/is.pĩˈɲɛ.lɐ/

espinhela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “xiphoid appendix (terminal and cartilaginous part of the sternum)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does espinhela mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineinformalxiphoid appendix (terminal and cartilaginous part of the sternum)

  2. 2

    feminineinformalailment (any pain or illness that causes exhaustion or prostration)

  3. 3

    femininecarina (appendicular, keel-like formation on the sternum of birds)

  4. 4

    femininethree-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

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

Forms of espinhela

  • espinhelas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce espinhela?

  • Brazil /is.pĩˈɲɛ.lɐ/
  • Brazil [is.pĩˈj̃ɛ.lɐ]
  • Brazil /es.pĩˈɲɛ.lɐ/

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