Wick

"Wick" in Spanish

matula

(bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action)

mecha

(bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action)

pabilo

(bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action)

pábilo

(bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action)

torcida

(bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action)

absorber

((transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action)

alejar

((transitive) of a material: to convey or draw off (liquid) by capillary action; (intransitive) to convey or draw off liquid by capillary action)

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