# esposo
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese esposo, from Latin spōnsus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈposo/ [es̺ˈpo.s̺ʊ]
* Rhymes: -oso
* Hyphenation: es‧po‧so

### Noun

esposo m (plural esposos)
* (dated) bridegroom
    Synonym: noivo
* husband
    Synonyms: home, marido

#### Related terms

* esponsais
* esposa
* esposar
* esposas
* esposorio

### References

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

### Further reading

* “esposo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “esposo” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese esposo and Spanish esposo.

### Noun

esposo
* husband
* man

#### Related terms

* esposa

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese esposo, from Latin spōnsus.

#### Alternative forms

* espôso (pre-reform spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpo.zu/, /esˈpo.zu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpo.zu/, /esˈpo.zu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈpo.zu/, /eʃˈpo.zu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈpo.zo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈpo.zu/
* Rhymes: -ozu
* Hyphenation: es‧po‧so

#### Noun

esposo m (plural esposos, feminine esposa, feminine plural esposas, metaphonic)
* husband (male spouse)
    Synonym: marido

##### Related terms

* esposar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpɔ.zu/, /esˈpɔ.zu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpɔ.zu/, /esˈpɔ.zu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈpɔ.zu/, /eʃˈpɔ.zu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈpɔ.zo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈpɔ.zu/
* Hyphenation: es‧po‧so

#### Verb

esposo
* first-person singular present indicative of esposar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈposo/ [esˈpo.so]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oso
* Syllabification: es‧po‧so

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin spōnsus.

#### Noun

esposo m (plural esposos, feminine esposa, feminine plural esposas)
* husband
    Synonym: marido

##### Related terms

* esponsales
* esposar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

esposo
* first-person singular present indicative of esposar

### Further reading

* “esposo”, 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

### Anagrams

* poseso
* sopeso
* sopesó

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esposo.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔesˈposo/ [ʔɛsˈpoː.so]
* Rhymes: -oso
* Syllabification: es‧po‧so

### Noun

esposo (feminine esposa, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜓᜐᜓ)
* (literary) husband
    Synonyms: bana, (colloquial) tao, (colloquial) mister
    Hypernym: asawa

#### Related terms

* isponsor

### References

* “esposo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024