chispa

/ˈtʃispa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las chispas

Meaning

  1. spark

    • Saltó una chispa.

      A spark flew.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

centella

chispa is the everyday word for "spark"; centella is more literary or intense, often meaning a flash of lightning or a vivid spark.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chispa

chispa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "spark."

Portuguese

fagulha

fagulha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "spark."

Practice

1 What does chispa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Saltó una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chispa?

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