fagulha

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese fagulla, from a Vulgar Latin root *facucla, from syncopation of *facucula, from Latin facula. Doublet of fácula, a borrowing, and of facha. Compare Sicilian faviḍḍa.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈɡu.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈɡu.ʎa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐˈɡu.ʎɐ/ [fɐˈɣu.ʎɐ]

Noun

fagulha f (plural fagulhas)

  1. spark (particle of glowing matter)
    Synonyms: faísca, faúlha, chispa
Derived terms

Verb

fagulha

  1. inflection of fagulhar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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