espinel

See also: Espinel

English

Noun

espinel (plural espinels)

1. Obsolete form of spinel.

References

• “espinel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Lepines, pensile, sleep in, sleep-in

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espiˈnel/ [es.piˈnel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: es‧pi‧nel

Noun

espinel m (plural espineles)

1. trotline (long fishing line)
   • 2016 October 25, “Decomisan espineles, redes y armas en Ñeembucú”, in ABC Color‎^[1]:

     El representante de la SEAM, Javier Encina, con personal de la Prefectura Naval y agentes de la Policía Nacional procedió al decomiso de redes, espineles y armas de fuego durante operativo de control en el río Tebicuary.

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Further reading

• “espinel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025