Polyglot Dictionary

chispa

/ˈʃispɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as chispas

Meaning

  1. spark

    • Uma chispa saltou.

      A spark flew.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

faísca

chispa and faísca are close synonyms for "spark"; faísca is the more standard Portuguese word.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

chispa

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

French

étincelle

étincelle is the French word for the same thing — both mean "spark."

Practice

1 What does chispa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Uma ___ saltou.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chispa?

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