What does esponja in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word esponja in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use esponja in Spanish.

The word esponja in Spanish means sponge, sponge, sponge, boozer, become fluffy, get puffed up, fluff up, plump up. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esponja

sponge

nombre femenino (utensilio de limpieza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesito una esponja para lavar los platos.
I need a sponge to wash the dishes.

sponge

nombre femenino (animal: porífero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El fondo del mar estaba lleno de esponjas, corales y peces de colores.
The seabed was covered with sponges, corals, and colorful fish.

sponge

nombre femenino (figurado (ávido de conocimiento) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aprende con una facilidad increíble, es una esponja.
He learns with incredible ease; he's a sponge.

boozer

nombre femenino (coloquial (borracho) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es una esponja; se toma hasta el agua de los floreros.
He's a boozer; he drinks everything, even water from the flowerpots.

become fluffy

verbo transitivo (hacer poroso)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Bate con cuidado la masa del bizcocho para que esponje.
Carefully beat the cake batter until it becomes fluffy.

get puffed up

verbo pronominal (coloquial (enorgullecerse) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Hay que ver cómo se esponja ese político delante de las cámaras.
It's unbelievable how that politician puffs up in front of the cameras.

fluff up, plump up

verbo transitivo (sacudir para expandir) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Sacude el edredón para esponjarlo.
Shake up the comforter to fluff it up (or: plump it up).

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