vaho

See also: váho

Spanish

Etymology

From the onomatopoeic word baf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbao/ [ˈba.o]
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Syllabification: va‧ho

Noun

vaho m (plural vahos)

  1. vapor, mist
    Synonym: neblina
    • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 78:
      Levanta la cabeza, limpia un poco el vaho del cristal y mira para ver si hay alguien fuera.
      He looks up, cleans a bit of the mist off the glass and looks to see if there's anyone outside.
  2. whiff
    Synonym: hálito
  3. breath
    Synonym: aliento

Derived terms

See also

Verb

vaho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vahar

Further reading

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