cazatorpedero

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of caza (“to hunt”) +‎ torpedo (“torpedo”) + -ero.

Noun

cazatorpedero m (plural cazatorpederos)

1. antitorpedo boat

Further reading

• “cazatorpedero”, 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