espurna

Uncertain; possibly pre-Roman, from an Proto-Indo-European root *pur- (“fire”). Also found in Old Catalan as purna. Alternatively, linked to Latin prūna (“burning coal”).

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əsˈpuɾ.nə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈpur.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈpuɾ.na/

espurna f (plural espurnes)

1. spark (particle of glowing matter)
2. spark (burst of electrical discharge)

• (glowing matter): guspira
• (electrical discharge): centella, guspira

• espurnar
• espurnejar

• “espurna” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.