destello
See also: destelló
Spanish
editPronunciation
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- Syllabification: des‧te‧llo
Etymology 1
editDeverbal from destellar (“to sparkle”).
Noun
editdestello m (plural destellos)
- sparkling
- sparkle
- Synonym: chispa
- (Can we date this quote?), Amalia Bautista, Cuando mis ojos vieron las salinas mi boca pensó en ti:
- Corremos tan deprisa como el viento / y vamos a escondernos jadeantes / detrás de las salinas. En tus ojos / se reflejan destellos de la sal / y en los míos el miedo.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- flash (of light)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editVerb
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Further reading
edit- “destello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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