centelha
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: cen‧te‧lha
Etymology 1 edit
From Spanish centella, from Latin scintilla.[1]
Noun edit
centelha f (plural centelhas)
- sparkle
- (figuratively) sudden and unexpected intuition
- (electricity) luminous and momentary electrical discharge that happens inside conductors separated by gas
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “scĭntilla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 312
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
centelha
- inflection of centelhar: