estrela

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾela/
• Syllabification: es‧tre‧la
• Rhymes: -ela

Ultimately from Latin stēlla (“star”), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).

• estrella
• estrel
• estrell

estrela f

1. star (celestial luminary)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

estrela

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

• 2022 October, Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA) (version 13) (in Aragonese), page 1105
• 2024 October, Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán: Estudio de Filología Aragonesa (version 14) (in Aragonese), page 527
• “estrella”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [asˈtɾɛ.la]
• Rhymes: -ɛla

estrela f (plural estreles)

1. (Valencia) alternative form of estrella (“star”)

• “estrela”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “estrela”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “estrela” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “estrela” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾela/ [es̺ˈt̪ɾe.lɐ]

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

From Old Galician-Portuguese estrela, strela (“star”), from Latin stēlla (“star”), from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).

estrela f (plural estrelas)

1. star (a luminous celestial body)

• estrela fugaz
• protoestrela

• estelar

estrela

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

• strela

From Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic *stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Old Spanish estrella, Old Occitan stella and Old French estoile.

• IPA^(key): /es̺ˈtɾela/

estrela f (plural estrelas)

1. star
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 112 (facsimile):

     a u(ir)gẽ eſtrela do mar

     the Virgin, star of the sea

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese estrela / strela, from Latin stēlla (probably through an unattested regional Latin *strēlla), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of Estela.

Cognate with Aragonese estrela, Catalan estrella, French étoile, Galician estrela, Italian stella, Occitan estela, Romanian stea and Spanish estrella.

• estrêla (pre-reform spelling)
• estrella (pre-standardization spelling)

• Rhymes: -elɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

estrela f (plural estrelas)

1. (astronomy) star (apparently fixed star that has its own light and heat)
2. star (any celestial body)
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Mudança [A New Home]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 15:

     Saciado, cahiu de papo para cima, olhando as estrellas, que vinham nascendo.

     Satisfied, he fell belly-up, looking at the stars, which were coming up.

3. star (radiated figure suggesting a star)
4. blaze (white spot on the forehead of horses or other animals)
5. kite (paper toy in the shape of a celestial body)

   Synonyms: papagaio, pipa

6. (figuratively) luck (supposed influence (positive or negative) of a celestial body on a person's destiny)

   Synonym: sorte

7. (figuratively) guide (person who stands out in a certain activity and who serves as a reference for other people)

   Synonym: guia

8. (figuratively) star (person who becomes notable in cinema, theater, music, etc.)
9. (military) rank insignia (insignia representing hierarchical distinction used on military uniforms)
10. rating (classification sign (by number) of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, etc.)
11. (uncommon) asterisk (star-shaped graphic sign)

    Synonym: asterisco

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: strela
• Kabuverdianu: strela
• Kristang: strela
• Saramaccan: teréja, teéja, teéa

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• estrella (pre-standardization spelling)

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: es‧tre‧la

estrela

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

• “estrela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “estrela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025