# espiga
## Asturian
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin spīca (“spike”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpiɡa/ [esˈpi.ɣ̞a]
* Rhymes: -iɡa
* Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ga

### Noun

espiga f (plural espigues)
* spike (ear of grain)

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin spīca (“spike”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əsˈpi.ɣə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [esˈpi.ɣa]

#### Noun

espiga f (plural espigues)
* spike (ear of grain)

##### Derived terms

* espigadella
* espigall
* espigam
* espigar
* espigatrencat
* mostra d’espiga

#### Further reading

* “espiga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “espiga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “espiga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “espiga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espiga
* inflection of espigar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin spīca (“spike”).

#### Alternative forms

* espía

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [esˈpiɣɐ]

#### Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)
* spike (ear of grain)
* part of the axis that protrudes past the wheel
    Synonym: espigo

##### Derived terms

* espigado
* espigallo
* espigar
* espigarzo
* espigazo
* espigo
* espigocho
* espigón
* espigota
* espigote
* espigoto
* respigo
* respigón

#### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “espiga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “espiga”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espiga”, 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), “espiga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espiga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

#### Further reading

* “espiga”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espiga
* inflection of espigar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Occitan
### Alternative forms

* espija (Limousin)

### Etymology

From Old Occitan espiga, from Latin spīca.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Languedoc):(file)

### Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)
* (Languedoc) spike (ear of grain)

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

From Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spheh₁y- (“sharp, sharp stick”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /es̺.ˈpi.ɡa/

### Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)
* (botany) spike (ear of grain)

#### Descendants

* Galician: espiga
* Portuguese: espiga

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpi.ɡɐ/, /esˈpi.ɡɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpi.ɡɐ/, /esˈpi.ɡɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈpi.ɡɐ/, /eʃˈpi.ɡɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈpi.ɡa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈpi.ɡɐ/ [(i)ʃˈpi.ɣɐ]
* Rhymes: -iɡɐ
* Hyphenation: es‧pi‧ga

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese espiga, from Latin spīca (“spike”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp, sharp stick”). Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan espiga, Occitan espic, French épi, Italian spiga and Romanian spic.

#### Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)
* (botany) spike (ear of grain)
* corncob
* hangnail

##### Derived terms

* caixa e espiga
* espigão

##### Related terms

* espículo
* espigado
* espigar
* respigar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

espiga
* inflection of espigar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “espiga”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “espiga”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpiɡa/ [esˈpi.ɣ̞a]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -iɡa
* Syllabification: es‧pi‧ga

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish espiga, from Latin spīca.

#### Noun

espiga f (plural espigas)
* (botany) spike (ear of grain)
* dowel

##### Derived terms

* espigón

##### Related terms

* espigador
* espigar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

espiga
* inflection of espigar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “espiga”, 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