What is the Spanish word for "wick"?

Learn how to say "wick" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

wick

Spanish

mecha

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Alternative translations of "wick"

pabilo

Examples of how to use "wick" in Spanish

English
The candle's wick was burning brightly.
Spanish
La mecha de la vela ardía con intensidad.
English
She trimmed the candle wick before lighting it.
Spanish
Ella recortó la mecha de la vela antes de encenderla.
English
The lamp's wick needs replacing every month.
Spanish
La mecha de la lámpara necesita ser reemplazada cada mes.
English
He burned his finger on the hot wick.
Spanish
Se quemó el dedo con la mecha caliente.
English
A long wick makes a candle burn brighter.
Spanish
Una mecha larga hace que la vela arda más brillante.

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