# espeto
## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese espeto, probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpeto̝/

#### Noun

espeto m (plural espetos)
* (cooking) a wooden or metal skewer or spit for roasting
** 1485, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 286:iten oyto talladores, iten quatorze cunquas, iten dous espetos, iten vnna sartana, iten huas gramaleyrasitem eight knives, item fourteen cups, item two spits, item one frying pan, item a trammel
* stake

##### Derived terms

* ao espeto
* espetada
* espetar
* espeteira

##### Related terms

* espeta
* espicho
* espita
* gaspeto

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espeto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espeto”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espeto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “espeto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espeto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “espeto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. espeto.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espeto
* first-person singular present indicative of espetar

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Galician and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

#### Alternative forms

* espêto (pre-reform)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpe.tu/, /esˈpe.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpe.tu/, /esˈpe.tu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈpe.tu/, /eʃˈpe.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈpe.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈpe.tu/
* Rhymes: -etu
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧to

#### Noun

espeto m (plural espetos)
* skewer; spit (long pin used to secure food during cooking)
* (figuratively) a slender and tall person
    Synonym: espicho

##### Derived terms

* espetinho

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpɛ.tu/, /esˈpɛ.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpɛ.tu/, /esˈpɛ.tu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈpɛ.tu/, /eʃˈpɛ.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈpɛ.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈpɛ.tu/
* Rhymes: -ɛtu
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧to

#### Verb

espeto
* first-person singular present indicative of espetar

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “espeto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. espeto.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpeto/ [esˈpe.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -eto
* Syllabification: es‧pe‧to

### Etymology 1

Probably from Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌹𐍄𐌿𐍃 (*spitus), from Proto-Germanic *spitō (“rod”); alternatively from a Gothic or Suevic form derived from Proto-Germanic *speutą (“spear”). Cognate with Portuguese espeto and Spanish espeto. Compare also English spit and Swedish spett.

#### Noun

espeto m (plural espetos)
* (Spain) fish cooked on a skewer

##### Derived terms

* espetar
* espetero

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espeto
* first-person singular present indicative of espetar

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “espeto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
* ↑ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. espeto.

### Further reading

* “espeto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10