buscapiés

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of busca (“to search for”) +‎ pies (“feet”). Literally, “feet-searcher”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buskaˈpjes/ [bus.kaˈpjes]
• Rhymes: -es
• Syllabification: bus‧ca‧piés

Noun

buscapiés m (plural buscapiés)

1. firecracker set off to move horizontally close to the ground

   Synonym: buscaniguas

Noun

buscapiés

1. plural of buscapié

Further reading

• “buscapiés”, 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
• “buscapiés” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010