soplo

See also: sopló

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsoplo/ [ˈso.plo]
Rhymes: -oplo
Syllabification: so‧plo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from soplar. Compare English soufflé.

Noun

soplo m (plural soplos)

a sigh, a puff, a blow
an exhalation
news; word
(cardiology, medicine) murmur (sound made by turbulent blood flow)
tip-off
Synonym: chivatazo

Hyponyms

soplo cardíaco (“heart murmur”)

Derived terms

dar el soplo

Verb

soplo

first-person singular present indicative of soplar

Further reading

“soplo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
“soplo” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.

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