santilmo

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English

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Etymology

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From Cebuano santilmo.

Noun

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santilmo (plural santilmos)

  1. (folklore) A floating flame or fire ball, similar to a will o' the wisp, that stalk or chase people at night, believed to be the ignited blood of a person who met a tragic death.

Anagrams

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Spanish fuego de Santelmo or fuego de san Telmo.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: san‧til‧mo
  • IPA(key): /sanˈtilmo/ [s̪ɐn̪ˈt̪il̪.mo]

Noun

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santilmo

  1. (folklore) santilmo; floating flame or fire ball, similar to a will o' the wisp, that stalk or chase people at night, believed to be the ignited blood of a person who met a tragic death
  2. game where children melt candle or wax on a metal plate, let the melted wax catch fire, and each child take turns making the flame explode by splashing water on it
  3. St. Elmo's fire