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la cerilla in English

match (to light a fire) noun Spain

Number 2,072 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

¿Tienes una cerilla para encender las velas?

Have you got a match to light the candles?

In Latin America

People say el cerillo.

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