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espoleta.

fuse (for an explosive)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/is.poˈle.tɐ/Brazil/es.poˈle.tɐ/Brazil/iʃ.poˈle.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃ.poˈle.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. fuse (for an explosive)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Italian spola Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettoder. Italian -etta Italian spolettabor. Portuguese espoleta Borrowed from Italian spoletta.

verb/is.poˈlɛ.tɐ/Brazil/es.poˈlɛ.tɐ/Brazil/iʃ.poˈlɛ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/eʃ.poˈlɛ.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. inflection of espoletar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of espoletar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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