esporón

Galician

/espoˈɾoŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • prod, spur naturally growing spike of an animal
  • prop
  • (nautical) ram, cutwater
  • (landform) spur
  • whetstone
  • dorsal fin

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Germanic *spurô (spur) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (kick, trample) borrowed from Old French esperon.

Origin

Old French

esperon

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