esposas
/esˈposas/ · B1 · noun · f
handcuff
🔗 esposas = spouses: wives, and also the cuffs that bind two together
Esposa means wife, and the plural esposas also means handcuffs. Both come from Latin sponsus, meaning promised or bound. Spanish speakers joke that marriage and handcuffs both tie you to someone. Say it es-PO-sas, with the stress on PO.