estrella fugaz

Spanish

Etymology

Literally "fleeting star." (estrella = "star," fugaz = "fleeting")

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˌtɾeʝa fuˈɡaθ/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʝa fuˈɣ̞aθ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /esˌtɾeʝa fuˈɡaθ/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʝa fuˈɣ̞aθ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /esˌtɾeʎa fuˈɡaθ/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʎa fuˈɣ̞aθ]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /esˌtɾeʝa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʝa fuˈɣ̞as]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /esˌtɾeʝa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʝa fuˈɣ̞as]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /esˌtɾeʎa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʎa fuˈɣ̞as]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /esˌtɾeʃa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʃa fuˈɣ̞as]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /esˌtɾeʒa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʒa fuˈɣ̞as]

• Syllabification: es‧tre‧lla fu‧gaz

Noun

estrella fugaz f (plural estrellas fugaces)

1. shooting star

Further reading

• “estrella fugaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10