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cometa

/koˈmeta/

noun, masculine/koˈmeta/plural: cometas

comet

Related: cometa Halley

Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

noun, feminine/koˈmeta/plural: cometas

kite (flying toy); kite (shape)

Synonyms: milocha, birlocha, pandero, papalote, barrilete, piscucha, papalota, volantín

Learned borrowing from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs, “longhaired”), referring to the tail of a comet, from κόμη (kómē, “hair”).