Hi Nando!
In Spanish, a throwing spear would be a jabalina, or javelin in French.
Saludos
Manolo
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					Originally Posted by fernando
					
				 
				 One thing i have difficulty in distinguishing is the difference between pikes (or chuços) and lances (or spears). For a start, we don't have a translation for the term 'spear' in portuguese ... and neither have the Spaniards, i think. Would it sometimes the difference be the length of the haft, considering that the earliest pikes had imense lengths? Or does the difference (also) reside the blade shape ? 
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