santilmo

English

Etymology

From Cebuano santilmo.

Noun

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

• tonalism

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish fuego de Santelmo or fuego de san Telmo.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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