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Etymology edit

From centella +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θenteʝeˈaɾ/ [θẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θenteʎeˈaɾ/ [θẽn̪.t̪e.ʎeˈaɾ]
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /senteʝeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /senteʎeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʎeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /senteʃeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʃeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /senteʒeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʒeˈaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cen‧te‧lle‧ar

Verb edit

centellear (first-person singular present centelleo, first-person singular preterite centelleé, past participle centelleado)

  1. (intransitive) to shimmer, twinkle

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