esponsal
Portuguese, adjective/is.põˈsaw/
esponsal is spelled E-S-P-O-N-S-A-L (8 letters). Esponsal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “espousal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo aos esposos, ao casamento”.
What does esponsal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineespousal
- 2
femininemasculinerelated to husband
- 3
femininemasculineaffinity of souls
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo aos esposos, ao casamento
noun: 1. ajuste para celebrar-se núpcias ou o contrato para tal 2. a comemoração e procedimentos que antecedem as núpcias
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 esponsal
- esponsais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esponsal?
- Brazil /is.põˈsaw/
- Brazil [is.põˈsaʊ̯]
- Brazil /es.põˈsaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.