spangle

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• /ˈspɛ̃ŋɡəl/ æ-raising
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The noun is derived from Middle English spangel (“small piece of ornamental metal, spangle; small ornament”) [and other forms], from spang (“small piece of ornamental metal, spangle; small ornament; type of bowl or cup”) + -el (diminutive suffix). Spang is derived from Middle Dutch spange, spaenge (“buckle, clasp; brooch; spangle”) (modern Dutch spang (“clasp; hook; metal hairband; metal pin”)), from Middle Low German spangel (“small chain or clasp”), from Proto-Germanic *spangō (“brooch; clasp”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)penh1- (“to twist; to weave”). The English word is analysable as spang + -le (diminutive suffix). The verb is derived from the noun.

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Aramaic: ܓܠܦܐ — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Bulgarian: пайета (pajeta) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Catalan: lluentó — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Catalan: lluentons — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Czech: flitr — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Czech: pajetka — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Finnish: paljetti — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• French: paillette — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• German: Flitter — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• German: Flitterblättchen — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• German: Glanzplättchen — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• German: Glitzer — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• German: Paillette — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Greek: πούλια (poúlia) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Hungarian: pillangó — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Hungarian: flitter — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Italian: lustrino — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Italian: paillette — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Italian: stellina — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Japanese: スパングル (supanguru) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Japanese: スパンコール (supankōru) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Māori: kora — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Portuguese: lantejoula — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Romanian: paietă — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Russian: блёстка (bljóstka) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Russian: и́скра (ískra) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Russian: искра́ (iskrá) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Spanish: lentejuela — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Tagalog: lentehuwelas — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Ukrainian: блискі́тка (blyskítka) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Ukrainian: бли́скітка (blýskitka) — small, flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn on to a garment, etc., for decoration
• Bulgarian: обсипвам с пайети (obsipvam s pajeti) — to fix spangles or sparkling objects to (something)