centellear

Spanish

Alternative forms

• centellar (obsolete)

Etymology

centella +‎ -ear

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θenteʝeˈaɾ/ [θẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θenteʝeˈaɾ/ [θẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θenteʎeˈaɾ/ [θẽn̪.t̪e.ʎeˈaɾ]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /senteʝeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /senteʝeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /senteʎeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʎeˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /senteʃeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʃeˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /senteʒeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʒeˈaɾ]

Verb

1. to shimmer, twinkle

Related terms

• centella
• centelleante
• centelleo