celaje

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cielo meaning sky and the suffix -aje meaning -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θeˈlaxe/ [θeˈla.xe] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /seˈlaxe/ [seˈla.xe] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: ce‧la‧je

Noun

celaje m (plural celajes)

  1. (painting) cloud effect
  2. skylight
  3. harbinger, herald
  4. (nautical) (group of) clouds
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      -Infalible -dijo-. Hay celaje allí, y no puede fallar la sentencia que dice: Fronilde nublada, Ficóbriga mojada.
      "Unfailing," he said. There are clouds over there, and the saying that goes: "Cloudy Fronilde, Wet Ficóbriga" cannot fail.

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