Polyglot Dictionary

estela

/esˈtela/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las estelas

Meaning

  1. wake, trail

    • El barco dejó una estela.

      The ship left a wake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sendero

estela is more about a wake left behind, like a boat's wake or a trail of smoke; sendero is more about a literal walking path.

Similar in other languages

English

aftermath

Close, figuratively — a wake, trail relates to the aftermath.

Practice

1 What does estela mean?

2 Fill the gap: El barco dejó una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches estela?

noun

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