soplido

Spanish

Etymology

Compare English soufflé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soˈplido/ [soˈpli.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: so‧pli‧do

Noun

soplido m (plural soplidos)

1. a strong burst of air
   • 2015 July 7, “Pero sigue siendo el rey”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Porque desenfunda la armónica a las segundas de cambio (She belongs to me) y su soplido tosco vale por una orquesta de cámara completa.

     Because he unsheaths the harmonica at the seconds of change (She belongs to me) and his coarse blowing is worth a full chamber orchestra.

Related terms

• soplar

 

Further reading

• “soplido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28