centelhar
Portuguese
Etymology
From centelha, possibly corresponding to Latin scintillāre, and thus a doublet of cintilar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.teˈʎa(ʁ)/ [sẽ.teˈʎa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sẽ.teˈʎa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sẽ.teˈʎa(ʁ)/ [sẽ.teˈʎa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.teˈʎa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽ.tɨˈʎaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sẽ.tɨˈʎa.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: cen‧te‧lhar
Verb
centelhar (first-person singular present centelho, first-person singular preterite centelhei, past participle centelhado)
- to spark (to emit sparks)
- (figurative) to sparkle; to scintillate (to shine as if throwing off sparks)
- Synonym: cintilar
Conjugation
Conjugation of centelhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.