"destello" meaning in Spanish

See destello in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /desˈteʝo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo], /desˈteʝo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo], /desˈteʎo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʎo], /desˈteʃo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʃo], /desˈteʒo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʒo], /desˈteo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.o] Forms: destellos [plural]
Rhymes: -eʝo, -eʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain), -eʎo (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines), -eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -eʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay), -eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama)) Etymology: Deverbal from destellar (“to sparkle”). Etymology templates: {{deverbal|es|destellar||to sparkle}} Deverbal from destellar (“to sparkle”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} destello m (plural destellos)
  1. sparkle, sparkling Tags: masculine Synonyms: chispa
    Sense id: en-destello-es-noun-r3FpIiy6 Categories (other): Spanish deverbals Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 75 25
  2. flash (of light) Tags: masculine Synonyms: relámpago
    Sense id: en-destello-es-noun-pD3JQ8gO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lanzadestellos
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /desˈteʝo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo], /desˈteʝo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo], /desˈteʎo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʎo], /desˈteʃo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʃo], /desˈteʒo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.ʒo], /desˈteo/, [d̪esˈt̪e.o]
Rhymes: -eʝo, -eʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain), -eʎo (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines), -eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -eʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay), -eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama)) Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} destello
  1. first-person singular present indicative of destellar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: destellar
    Sense id: en-destello-es-verb-7lf65Cm8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 2 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 2 91 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Deverbal from destellar (“to sparkle”).",
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      "parts": [
        "des‧te‧llo"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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              121,
              130
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          ],
          "ref": "(Can we date this quote?), Amalia Bautista, Cuando mis ojos vieron las salinas mi boca pensó en ti:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "word": "relámpago"
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʝo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʝo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʃo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʃo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʒo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.o]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎo (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))"
    }
  ],
  "word": "destello"
}

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    "des‧te‧llo"
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        "first-person singular present indicative of destellar"
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          "destellar",
          "destellar#Spanish"
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʝo/"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.o]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eʝo"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))"
    }
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    "Rhymes:Spanish/eʃo/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eʎo",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eʎo/3 syllables",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eʒo",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/eʒo/3 syllables",
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    }
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        "des‧te‧llo"
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        "flash (of light)"
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        {
          "word": "relámpago"
        }
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎo (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))"
    }
  ],
  "word": "destello"
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʝo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʝo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʎo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʎo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʃo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/desˈteʒo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/desˈteo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[d̪esˈt̪e.o]"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))"
    }
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  "word": "destello"
}

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