Polyglot Dictionary

faísca

/faˈiskɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as faíscas

Meaning

  1. spark

    • Saltou uma faísca.

      A spark flew.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

chispa

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

fagulha

fagulha and faísca are close synonyms for "spark," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Funke

Funke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "spark."

Spanish

centella

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

Practice

1 What does faísca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Saltou uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faísca?

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