huella

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̝eʝa/ [ˈw̝e.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈw̝eʝa/ [ˈw̝e.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈw̝eʎa/ [ˈw̝e.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈw̝eʃa/ [ˈw̝e.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈw̝eʒa/ [ˈw̝e.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -eʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒa

• Syllabification: hue‧lla

Etymology 1

Deverbal from hollar.

Noun

huella f (plural huellas)

1. footprint (impression of the foot in a soft substance)
2. fingerprint (unique natural pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers; marks left by these)

   huella dactilar ― fingerprint

3. (computing, figurative) fingerprint (unique identification)

   huella digital ― digital fingerprint

4. mark, imprint (visible impression or sign left on something)

   Synonyms: marca, impronta

Derived terms

• huella dactilar
• huella de carbono
• huella digital

 

Etymology 2

Verb

huella

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

Further reading

• “huella”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014