espigar — meaning in English

English meaning

• ear noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
• glean verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.

Senses

espigar is used for these senses in English:

• ear (intransitive) To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain does.
• glean To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.

ear — full definition

1. noun The organ used for hearing, including the visible outer part and the internal structures that detect sound.
2. noun A natural talent or trained sense for recognising sound, especially in music or language.
3. noun Willing attention; the state of being listened to.
4. noun The seed-bearing head of a cereal plant such as wheat or corn.

glean — full definition

1. verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
2. verb To collect leftover crops from a field after the main harvest.

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