destello

See also: destelló

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒo

Syllabification: des‧te‧llo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from destellar (“to sparkle”).

Noun

destello m (plural destellos)

sparkling
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)
flash (of light)

Derived terms

lanzadestellos

Verb

destello

first-person singular present indicative of destellar

Further reading

“destello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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