esponja
/esˈponxa/ · B2 · noun · f
sponge
🧽 esponja sounds like 'es-PON-ha' — a sponge soaks up water, 'es-pon-ja' soaks it in
Spanish esponja comes from Latin spongia, from Greek spongiá, the same root as English sponge. Spot the shared 'spon' core: es-PON-ja = s-PON-ge. Only the ending shifts to -ja, pronounced like a breathy h.