bocanada
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bokaˈnada/ [bo.kaˈna.ð̞a]
- Rhymes: -ada
- Syllabification: bo‧ca‧na‧da
Noun
bocanada f (plural bocanadas)
- puff
- Una bocanada de humo de tabaco tiene un rápido efecto en cada parte del propio cuerpo.
- One puff of tobacco smoke has a rapid effect on every part of one's body.
- mouthful, lungful, gulp (usually of an aeriform or gaseous substance)
- (figurative) breath
- Esa película fue una bocanada de aire fresco. Es bueno saber que el verdadero arte todavía existe.
- That film was a breath of fresh air. It is good to know that real art still exists.
- gust
- gasp, breath
Further reading
- “bocanada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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