fagulha

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese fagulla, from a Vulgar Latin root *facucla, from syncopation of *facucula, from Latin facula. Doublet of fácula, a borrowing, and of facha. Compare Sicilian faviḍḍa.

Alternative forms

• faúlha

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɡu.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɡu.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɡu.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈɡu.ʎɐ/ [fɐˈɣu.ʎɐ]

Noun

fagulha f (plural fagulhas)

1. spark (particle of glowing matter)

   Synonyms: faísca, faúlha, chispa

Derived terms

• fagulhar

Etymology 2

Verb

fagulha

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