celestina
Spanish, noun/θelesˈtina/
celestina is spelled C-E-L-E-S-T-I-N-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Celestina is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “celestine (a mineral)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of celestino. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que se ocupa de promover una relación sentimental entre otras personas”.
What does celestina mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecelestine (a mineral)
- 2
femininematchmaker, cupid
- 3
feminineCape leadwort (Plumbago auriculata)
- 4
femininefemale equivalent of celestino
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of celestino
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona que se ocupa de promover una relación sentimental entre otras personas 2. Por extensión, persona que encubierta o clandestinamente promueve contactos ilícitos o inmorales
noun: 1. Mineral de sulfato de estroncio, que se presenta en forma cristalina o fibrosa, a veces de delicado color azulino 2. (?) Cierta ave canora del NO de Argentina, de plumaje amarillo claro con alas azuladas 3. (Plumbago auriculata) Planta herbácea de la familia de las plumbagináceas, originaria de Sudáfrica y cultivada ampliamente como decorativa por sus flores de color celeste, variegadas con azul o blanco en ciertas variedades
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 celestina
- celestinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce celestina?
- /θelesˈtina/
- [θe.lesˈt̪i.na]
- /selesˈtina/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to celestina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is celestina in Spanish?
celestina appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).