centella

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See also: centellá

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin scintilla. First attested in 1575.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

centella f (plural centelles)

  1. spark (burst of electric discharge)
    Synonyms: espurna, guspira

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “centella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Italian

Verb

centella

  1. inflection of centellare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θenˈteʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θenˈteʎa/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /senˈteʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Philippines) /senˈteʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /senˈteʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /senˈteʒa/

 

  • Syllabification: cen‧te‧lla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin scintilla.

Alternative forms

Noun

centella f (plural centellas)

  1. spark (burst of electric discharge)
    Synonym: chispa
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

centella

  1. inflection of centellar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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