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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish cielo meaning sky and the suffix -aje meaning -age.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈlaxe/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈlaxe/
- Rhymes: -axe
- Syllabification: ce‧la‧je
Noun
celaje m (plural celajes)
- (painting) cloud effect
- skylight
- harbinger, herald
- (nautical) (group of) clouds
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:-Infalible -dijo-. Hay celaje allí, y no puede fallar la sentencia que dice: Fronilde nublada, Ficóbriga mojada.- "Unfailing," he said. There are clouds over there, and the saying that goes: "Cloudy Fronilde, Wet Ficóbriga" cannot fail.
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