bocanada

puff

noun boh-kah-NAH-dah Rare

Origin: From boca (mouth) + -ada (suffix denoting a quantity taken or expelled at once, as in cucharada).

Also means

gust

Usage Note

Bocanada originally described a mouthful of liquid or smoke expelled at once — una bocanada de humo (a puff of smoke), una bocanada de vino (a gulp of wine). It extends to a sudden burst of wind or air. The suffix -ada in Spanish often signals a single forceful action of the base noun, as in puñalada (a stab, from puñal).

Examples

"Exhaló una bocanada de humo."

Natural Translation

He exhaled a puff of smoke.

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