apagafuegos
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to extinguish”) + fuegos (“fires”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]apagafuegos m or f by sense (plural apagafuegos)
- firefighter
- Synonym: bombero
- fire extinguisher
- Synonym: extintor
Further reading
[edit]- “apagafuegos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Categories:
- Spanish verb-object compounds
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡos
- Rhymes:Spanish/eɡos/5 syllables
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- es:Fire