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