Spanish

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Etymology

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Compare English soufflé.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /soˈplido/ [soˈpli.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ido
  • Syllabification: so‧pli‧do

Noun

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soplido m (plural soplidos)

  1. a strong burst of air
    • 2015 July 7, “Pero sigue siendo el rey”, in El País[1]:
      Porque desenfunda la armónica a las segundas de cambio (She belongs to me) y su soplido tosco vale por una orquesta de cámara completa.
      Because he unsheaths the harmonica at the seconds of change (She belongs to me) and his coarse blowing is worth a full chamber orchestra.
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