ampolla
Spanish, noun
ampolla is spelled A-M-P-O-L-L-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 40,167th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ampolla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “blister” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of ampollar. With an accent, ampollá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of ampollar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Levantamiento de la piel que contiene líquido seroso o pus, habitualmente producto de una quemadura, roce o…”.
What does ampolla mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineblister
- 2
femininesmall bottle
- 3
feminineampoule
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of ampollar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Levantamiento de la piel que contiene líquido seroso o pus, habitualmente producto de una quemadura, roce o enfermedad. 2. Recipiente de vidrio con un cuello largo y estrecho, y el cuerpo ancho y redondeado. 3. Botellita de vidrio sellada pero sin tapa, que conserva una dosis de un líquido inyectable. Para abrirla debe romperse con cuidado. 4. Pequeña cantidad de aire, o algún elemento gaseoso, que toma un aspecto redondeado y que sube en los líquidos que hierven.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ampolla
- ampollas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to ampolla
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ampolla in Spanish?
ampolla appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).