vaho

See also: váho

Spanish

Etymology

From the onomatopoeic word baf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbao/ [ˈba.o]
• Rhymes: -ao
• Syllabification: va‧ho

Noun

vaho m (plural vahos)

1. vapor, mist

   Synonym: neblina

   • 1994, José Ángel Mañas, chapter V, in Historias del Kronen, Barcelona: Ediciones Destino, →ISBN, page 78:

     Levanta la cabeza, limpia un poco el vaho del cristal y mira para ver si hay alguien fuera.

     He looks up, cleans a bit of the mist off the glass and looks to see if there's anyone outside.

2. whiff

   Synonym: hálito

3. breath

   Synonym: aliento

Derived terms

• antivaho

See also

• vahído

Further reading

• “vaho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10