espicho

Probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spitō or a derivative of it.^[1] Compare the possible doublets espeto and espita.

Cognate with German Spitze or, possibly, from it.^[2]

• espiche

• IPA^(key): /esˈpit͡ʃo̝/

espicho m (plural espichos, feminine espicha, feminine plural espichas)

1. spit; pin

   Synonyms: espeto, espicha

2. spigot

   Synonyms: billa, espicha, espita, picho

3. spindle

   Synonyms: fuso, roca, parafuso

• delgado como un espicho
• espicha
• espichar

• espeto
• espita

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “espicho”, 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), “espicho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “espicho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

espicho

1. first-person singular present indicative of espichar

• Rhymes: -iʃu
• Hyphenation: es‧pi‧cho

Uncertain. Compare Spanish espiche.

espicho m (plural espichos)

1. a wooden stick used to cover a hole on a pot or similar object
2. (figuratively) a slender and tall person

   Synonym: espeto

espicho

1. first-person singular present indicative of espichar

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “espiche”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 744

espicho

1. first-person singular present indicative of espichar