spesa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspe.za/, (traditional) /ˈspe.sa/

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• Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
• Hyphenation: spé‧sa

Etymology 1

From Late Latin expēnsa, from Latin expēnsus, from expendere. Compare Sicilian spisa, Venetan spexa, Romansch spaisa, spesa, Friulian spese, Ladin speisa, spëisa, Piedmontese spèisa, Old French espoise.

Noun

spesa f (plural spese)

1. expense, expenditure, spending, cost, charge

   Synonyms: costo, uscita

2. shopping, purchase, buy

   Synonyms: compera, acquisto

   fare la spesa ― go shopping

3. groceries

Related terms

• spendere
• spesare

Etymology 2

Verb

spesa

1. inflection of spesare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

Participle

spesa f sg

1. feminine singular of speso

Adjective

spesa

1. feminine singular of speso

Anagrams

• spase