apagavelas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to extinguish”) +‎ velas (“candles”).

Noun

apagavelas m (plural apagavelas)

1. candle snuffer

   Synonym: matacandelas

Further reading

• “apagavelas”, 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