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espinar

Pronunciation: /espiˈnaɾ/

“espinar” is a Spanish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hawthorn wood
  2. place covered with thorny bushes

verb

  1. to sting, to pierce
  2. to cover with thorns or thorny branches
  3. to offend someone with words

In Spanish

  1. Herir o punzar con algo puntiagudo.
  2. Cubrir con zarzas u otras plantas espinosas el tallo de árboles recién plantados, para protegerlos.
  3. Ofender a alguien de palabra, con expresiones hirientes.
  4. Dicho de un grupo o escuadrón militar, hacer una formación de tal modo que presentaban al enemigo lanzas o espadas por todos los flancos; conformar un espín.
  5. Paraje poblado de espinos o donde abundan.

Etymology

From espina + -ar (“place where something is grown”).

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