destello

See also: destelló

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /desˈteʝo/ [d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /desˈteʎo/ [d̪esˈt̪e.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /desˈteʃo/ [d̪esˈt̪e.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /desˈteʒo/ [d̪esˈt̪e.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

  • Syllabification: des‧te‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from destellar (“to sparkle”).

Noun

destello m (plural destellos)

  1. sparkling
  2. 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)
  3. flash (of light)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

destello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of destellar

Further reading

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