soplo
See also: sopló
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editDeverbal from soplar. Compare English soufflé.
Noun
editsoplo m (plural soplos)
- a sigh, a puff, a blow
- an exhalation
- news; word
- (cardiology, medicine) murmur (sound made by turbulent blood flow)
- tip-off
- Synonym: chivatazo
Hyponyms
edit- soplo cardíaco (“heart murmur”)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
editsoplo
Further reading
edit- “soplo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “soplo” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.