llamarada

Spanish

Etymology

From llama (“flame”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ʝamaˈɾada/ [ɟ͡ʝa.maˈɾa.ð̞a]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ʎamaˈɾada/ [ʎa.maˈɾa.ð̞a]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃamaˈɾada/ [ʃa.maˈɾa.ð̞a]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒamaˈɾada/ [ʒa.maˈɾa.ð̞a]

Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: lla‧ma‧ra‧da

Noun

llamarada f (plural llamaradas)

sudden flare-up, blaze
Synonyms: fogonazo, incendio
flush, blush
Synonym: sonrojo

Derived terms

llamarada de petate

Further reading

“llamarada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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