noun, feminine/espoˈleta/plural: espoletas
fuse (for an explosive)
Probably borrowed from Italian spoletta. Compare Portuguese espoleta.
/espoˈleta/
fuse (for an explosive)
Probably borrowed from Italian spoletta. Compare Portuguese espoleta.
wishbone (of a bird)
Etymology tree Spanish espuela Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ettebor. ▲ Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettoder. Italian -ettabor. Spanish -eta Spanish espoleta From espuela (“spur, wishbone”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).