# espada
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espada (“sword”). Doublet of epee, spade, spatha, and spathe.

### Noun

espada (plural espadas)
* (bullfighting) A matador.
** 1891, The Living Age, volume 190, page 653:That first day taught me I could be an espada. The only doubt in my mind was in regard to the nature of the bulls.

### Anagrams

* spadea

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin spatha (“a type of sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpada/ [esˈpa.ð̞a]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: es‧pa‧da

### Noun

espada f (plural espades)
* sword

#### Derived terms

* pexe espada

#### Related terms

* espalda

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔesˈpada/ [ʔes̪ˈpa.d̪ɐ]
* Hyphenation: es‧pa‧da

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē).

#### Noun

espada (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜇ)
* a sword
* (euphemistic) the penis

### Etymology 2

After the appearance of its leaves.

#### Noun

espada (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜇ)
* the African spear (Sansevieria cylindrica)

### Etymology 3

Compare sili espada.

#### Noun

espada (Badlit spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜇ)
* a long, thin, bright green chili closely resembling the cayenne and Basque Fryer peppers

## French
### Noun

espada m or f by sense (plural espadas)
* bullfighter

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese espada, from Latin spatha (“a type of sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”). Doublet of espata.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpada/ [es̺ˈpa.ð̞ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Hyphenation: es‧pa‧da

### Noun

espada f (plural espadas)
* sword

#### Derived terms

* peixe espada

## Ilocano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔesˈpada/ [ʔesˈpa.da]
* Hyphenation: es‧pa‧da

### Noun

espada (Kur-itan spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜇ)
* sword
    Synonym: kampilan

## Kinaray-a
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔesˈpada/, [ʔesˈpa.da]

### Noun

espada
* sword

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Noun

espada f (plural espadas)
* sword
    Synonym: espasa

## Old Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin spatham, accusative of spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpada/

### Noun

espada f (plural espadas)
* sword
** between 1140 and 1207, Anonymous (or Per Abbat), Cantar de mío Cid 58:Myo çid Ruy diaz el que en buẽ ora çinxo eſpadaMy Cid, Ruy Díaz, who at a good time he girded himself with a sword (common epithet of the Cid)
** ca. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario f. 64r.:De natura es fria & humida / Et fazen della mangos pora cuchiello & pora eſpadasIt is cold and damp in nature, and they make handles for knives and swords out of it
** ca. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario f. 103v.:la uertud dela figura de om̃e cauallero ſobre un leon, & que tenga en la mano dieſtra eſpada deſnuda, & en la ſinieſtra cabeça de om̃ethe virtue of the figure of a knightly man riding a lion, with an unsheathed sword at his right hand and the head of a man at his left hand

#### Related terms

* espalda

#### Descendants

* Spanish: espada

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese espada, through prothesis from Latin spatha (“a type of sword”), from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “broad blade”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *sph₂-dʰ-.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpa.dɐ/, /esˈpa.dɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /isˈpa.dɐ/, /esˈpa.dɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃˈpa.dɐ/, /eʃˈpa.dɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /esˈpa.da/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃˈpa.dɐ/ [(i)ʃˈpa.ðɐ]
* Rhymes: -adɐ
* Hyphenation: es‧pa‧da

### Noun

espada f (plural espadas)
* sword
* (fencing) épée
* singular of espadas (“spades”) (one of the four suits of playing cards)

#### Derived terms

* entre a cruz e a espada
* peixe-espada

#### Related terms

* espadachim
* espadada
* espadarte
* espadas
* espadeirada
* espadeirão
* espadeirar
* espadeiro
* espadilha
* espadim

#### Descendants

* → Assamese: ইস্পাত (ispat)
* → Bengali: ইস্পাত (iśpat)
* → Gujarati: ઇસપાત (isapāt, “steel”)
* → Hindustani:
    Hindi: इस्पात (ispāt)
    Urdu: اسپات (ispāt)
* → Japanese: スベタ
* → Maithili: 𑒃𑒮𑒣𑒰𑒞 / इसपात (𑒃𑒮𑒣𑒰𑒞 / isᵊpāt)
* → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਇਸਪਾਤ (isapāt)
    Shahmukhi script: اسپات (ispāt)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of espata.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈpada/ [esˈpa.ð̞a]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: es‧pa‧da

### Noun

espada f (plural espadas)
* sword (long-bladed weapon with a hilt)
* (usually in the plural) spade (playing card marked with the symbol ♠)
* (fencing) épée (fencing sword of a certain modern type)
* (heraldry) sword (the weapon used as a heraldic charge)

### Noun

espada m or f by sense (plural espadas)
* (bullfighting) matador (person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)

#### Derived terms

* a capa y espada
* comedia de capa y espada
* con la espada desnuda
* danza de espadas
* desceñirse la espada
* desnudar la espada
* entrar espada en mano
* entre la espada y la pared
* espada de Damocles
* espada de dos filos
* espada de marca
* espada en cinta
* espada larga
* espadaña
* espadero
* la pluma es más poderosa que la espada
* librar la espada
* mozo de espadas
* pez espada
* planta espada
* presentar la espada
* primero espada

#### Related terms

* espalda
Suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text) :
| corazones | diamantes | picas | tréboles |
Spanish suits in Spanish · palos (layout · text) :
| espadas | copas | oros | bastos |

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: espada
* → Japanese: スベタ
* → Tagalog: espada

### Further reading

* “espada”, 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

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Compare Tausug ispara.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔesˈpada/ [ʔɛsˈpaː.d̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ada
* Syllabification: es‧pa‧da

### Noun

espada (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜇ)
* sword
    Synonym: (archaic) kalis
* (colloquial) swordplay
    Synonym: espadahan
* (card games) spade
* swordfish
    Synonyms: dugso, isdang-espada
* sword plant
* a kind of aquatic plant with fibrous roots
    Synonym: lanting

#### Derived terms

* espadahan
* espadahin
* isdang-espada

#### Related terms

* sable

#### See also

* Spanish suits in Tagalog · barahang-kastila (layout · text) espada kopas oros bastos

### Further reading

* “espada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018