espadaEtymologyBorrowed from Spanish espada (“sword”). Doublet of epee, spade, spatha, and spathe.espada means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.nameA surname.nounA matador.“That first day taught me I could be an espada. The only doubt in my mind was in regard to the nature of the bulls.”