aspa

USAGE NOTE
Feminine nouns that begin with a stressed "a-" or "ha-" sound in Spanish use the articles "el" and “un” in the singular.
el aspa(
ahs
-
pah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. blade
Las aspas giran tan rápido que parece que el ventilador se va a caer al suelo.The blades spin so fast that it looks like the ceiling fan will fall to the ground.
a. arm
Todos los molinos en la región tienen cuatro aspas.All the windmills in the region have four arms.
b. sail
El viento amainó y las aspas del molino dejaron de moverse.The wind died down and the sails of the windmill stopped moving.
a. cross
Coloca el segundo palo transversalmente sobre el que está en el suelo para formar un aspa.Place the second stick crosswise over the one on the floor to form a cross.
4. (animal anatomy)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
(Bolivia)
(River Plate)
a. horn
El toro atacó al caballo con sus aspas.The bull rammed the horse with his horns.
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