centella

See also: centellá

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin scintilla. First attested in 1575.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

centella f (plural centelles)

  1. spark (burst of electric discharge)
    Synonyms: espurna, guspira

Derived terms

  • centellejar

References

  1. ^ centella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Further reading

Italian

Verb

centella

  1. inflection of centellare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /θenˈteʝa/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪e.ʝa] (most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /θenˈteʎa/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪e.ʎa] (rural northern Spain)
 
 
  • IPA(key): /senˈteʃa/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪e.ʃa] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /senˈteʒa/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪e.ʒa] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: cen‧te‧lla

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin scintilla.

Alternative forms

Noun

centella f (plural centellas)

  1. spark (burst of electric discharge)
    Synonym: chispa
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Portuguese: centelha

Etymology 2

Verb

centella

  1. inflection of centellar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading