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estrellar.

to smash, shatter

9 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/estɾeˈʝaɾ/[es.t̪ɾeˈʝaɾ]/estɾeˈʝaɾ/[es.t̪ɾeˈʝaɾ]

  1. to smash, shatter

  2. to crash

    reflexive · transitive
    El coche se estrelló contra la pared.

  3. to come to nothing

Where this word comes from

Cf. estrella (“star”), through the sense of "to make into a star(shape)", by smashing.

adj/estɾeˈʝaɾ/[es.t̪ɾeˈʝaɾ]/estɾeˈʝaɾ/[es.t̪ɾeˈʝaɾ]

  1. stellar; pertaining to stars

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗrder. Proto-Italic *stērlā Latin stēlla Latin stellāris Spanish estrellar Inherited from Latin stellāris.

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