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)

vapor; mist
- 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.
breath
whiff

Derived terms

antivaho

Further reading

“vaho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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