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estela.

wake (track left behind a boat)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/esˈtela/[esˈt̪e.la]
  1. wake (track left behind a boat)

    feminine
  2. slipstream

    feminine
  3. trail, contrail

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Latin aestuāria, inflected form of aestuārium (“tidal basin, agitation of water”), from aestus (“tide”).

noun/esˈtela/[esˈt̪e.la]
  1. stele (upright slab containing engraved or painted decorations or inscriptions)

    feminine
  2. stele (central core of a plant's root and stem system)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin stēla (“pillar”), from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē).

noun/esˈtela/[esˈt̪e.la]
  1. lady's mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin stēla (“star”), from Latin stēlla.

verb/esˈtela/[esˈt̪e.la]
  1. third-person singular imperative of estar combined with la

    accusative · form-of · imperative · object-feminine · object-singular · object-third-person · singular · third-person
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