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Spanish word
huella
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈweʝa/
Meaning
- feminine nounfootprint
Example
En la playa vimos una huella de un niño.
At the beach we saw a child's footprint.
More examples
En el sendero encontramos una huella de zorro.
On the trail we found a fox footprint.
Core concept
A pressed mark on a surface left by a foot, paw, or object.
Common phrases
dejar huella
leave a footprint
huella en la arena
footprint in the sand
huella ecológica
ecological footprint
Similar words
pisada: Mark on the ground made by a foot or shoe.
rastro: Series of signs or traces showing where a person or animal passed.
marca: Visible sign or blemish on an object's surface.
huella dactilar: Pattern of ridges left by a fingertip on a surface.
Definition in Spanish
Impresión que deja un pie, una pezuña o un objeto al apoyarse sobre una superficie; por extensión, rastro que evidencia algo pasado.
Word origin
Huella comes from medieval Spanish holla, related to verbs meaning 'to tread', and develops by regular sound changes into the modern word for a mark left by a step.
Usage tips
- Pronounced roughly WEL-ya with a silent h and a w-like glide, and commonly used in the phrase dejar huella to mean leaving a lasting impact.
Other meanings
- tracenoun
- fingerprintnoun
Opposites
- ausenciaabsencenoun
Related words
- huellitalittle footprintnoun