estrella fugaz

Spanish

Etymology

Literally "fleeting star." (estrella = "star," fugaz = "fleeting"). Cognate with Galician estrela fugaz (“shooting star”).

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /esˌtɾeʝa fuˈɡaθ/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʝa fuˈɣ̞aθ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain)
  • IPA(key): /esˌtɾeʎa fuˈɡaθ/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʎa fuˈɣ̞aθ] (rural northern Spain)
 
  • IPA(key): /esˌtɾeʝa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʝa fuˈɣ̞as] (most of Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /esˌtɾeʎa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʎa fuˈɣ̞as] (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
 
  • IPA(key): /esˌtɾeʃa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʃa fuˈɣ̞as] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /esˌtɾeʒa fuˈɡas/ [esˌt̪ɾe.ʒa fuˈɣ̞as] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: es‧tre‧lla fu‧gaz

Noun

estrella fugaz f (plural estrellas fugaces)

  1. shooting star

Further reading

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