Polyglot Dictionary

fagulha

/faˈɡuʎɐ/

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 fagulhas

Meaning

  1. spark

    • Uma fagulha caiu.

      A spark fell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

faísca

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

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 fagulha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Uma ___ caiu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fagulha?

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