🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Estrella guía

Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-tre-ya gee-a

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Guiding-Star/ˈɡaɪ.dɪŋ stɑːr/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los marineros a menudo confían en la estrella guía para navegar."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A star that is used for navigation or guidance.

    "Sailors often relied on the North Star as their guiding star during long voyages."
  2. 2

    A person or thing that provides direction or inspiration.

    "In times of uncertainty, her wisdom served as a guiding star for the team."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'guiding star' originates from the Old English 'gēotan' meaning to guide, combined with 'star', derived from the Proto-Germanic '*sternō', which has been used since the Middle Ages to denote a star that serves as a navigational aid.

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