wick

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wik)

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'wick' tiene referencia cruzada con ''wick''. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'wick' is cross-referenced with ''wick''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wick n(thread that is lit on a candle)mecha nf
  pabilo nm
 Robert lit the wick of the candle.
 Robert encendió la mecha de la vela.
wick n(thread that is lit in a lamp)mecha nf
 Lucy lit the wick of the lamp.
 Lucy encendió la mecha de la lámpara.
wick [sth] vtr(textile: absorb moisture)absorber vtr
 The fabric of this running top wicks sweat from the body.
 La tela de esta camiseta para correr absorbe el sudor de tu cuerpo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
wick adjUK, regional (alive)vivo/a adj
 Cutting the dead-looking branch with a knife revealed that it was green, and therefore wick.
 Al hacer un corte con un cuchillo en la rama que parecía muerta, pudo verse que estaba verde y, por lo tanto, viva.
wick n(medicine: gauze to drain a wound) (Medicina)mecha nf
 The nurse placed a wick on the wound to allow the pus to drain away.
 La enfermera puso una mecha en la herida para drenar el pus.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
candlewick,
wick
n
(thread that is lit on a candle)pabilo nm
  pábilo nm
  mecha nf
candlewick n(embroidered fabric)tela de bordar grupo nom
 (de algodón)tela afelpada grupo nom
candlewick n(chenille, soft embroidery yarn)chenilla nf
  chenille nf
candlewick n as adj(embroidered with chenille yarn)bordado blanco loc adj
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Collocations: the [lighter, candle, lamp] wick, a [cotton, hemp] wick, wicks for [candles, lighters], more...

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