destello

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See also: destelló

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /desˈteʝo/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /desˈteʎo/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /desˈteʃo/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /desˈteʒo/

 

  • Syllabification: des‧te‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from destellar (“to sparkle”).

Noun

destello m (plural destellos)

  1. sparkling
  2. sparkle
    Synonym: chispa
    • (Can we date this quote?), Amalia Bautista, Cuando mis ojos vieron las salinas mi boca pensó en ti:
      Corremos tan deprisa como el viento / y vamos a escondernos jadeantes / detrás de las salinas. En tus ojos / se reflejan destellos de la sal / y en los míos el miedo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. flash (of light)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

destello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of destellar

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