espasmo

Catalan

Verb

espasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espasmar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

Noun

espasmo m (plural espasmos)

1. spasm

Further reading

• “espasmo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpaz.mu/, /esˈpaz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈpaz.mu/, /esˈpaz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈpaʒ.mu/, /eʃˈpaʒ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈpaz.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈpaʒ.mu/

• Hyphenation: es‧pas‧mo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

Noun

espasmo m (plural espasmos)

1. spasm

Further reading

• “espasmo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Etymology 2

Verb

espasmo

1. first-person singular present indicative of espasmar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpasmo/ [esˈpaz.mo]
• Rhymes: -asmo
• Syllabification: es‧pas‧mo

Noun

espasmo m (plural espasmos)

1. spasm, jerk, twitch

   Synonyms: convulsión, tic

Related terms

• espasmódico
• espástico

 

Further reading

• “espasmo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16