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spina

Pronunciation: [ˈspiː.na]

“spina” is a Latin word. Its 10 meanings in English:

noun

  1. thorn
  2. thorny tree or shrub
  3. thorn; spine; prickle
  4. fishbone
  5. backbone; spine
  6. barrier (low wall along the centre of the circus racecourse)
  7. a toothpick
  8. thorns; difficulties; subtleties; perplexities in speaking and debating
  9. cares
  10. errors

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *speinā, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).

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