esposa

Galician

/esˈposa̝/

noun

Definitions

(dated) bride
wife
(in the plural) handcuffs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese esposa inherited from Latin spōnsa.

Origin

Latin

spōnsa

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

sponsalis Latin
spōnsa Latin
sposa Italian
esposa Spanish, Castilian
esposa Portuguese
espose Old French
espuse Old French
esposa Old Portuguese
esposa Asturian
esposa Old Occitan