Similar words
mecha
mecha and pábilo are close synonyms for "wick"; pábilo is more literary or formal, and mecha also separately means "fuse."
Similar in other languages
German
Docht
Docht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "wick."
Portuguese
pavio
pavio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "wick."
Practice
1 What does pábilo mean?
wick
2 Fill the gap: El ___ se apagó.
Full sentence: El pábilo se apagó. (The wick went out.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches pábilo?
pábilo: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.