fuego fatuo

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Latin ignis fatuus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfweɡo ˈfatwo/ [ˌfwe.ɣ̞o ˈfa.t̪wo]
• Syllabification: fue‧go fa‧tuo

Noun

fuego fatuo m (plural fuegos fatuos)

1. (folklore) will o' the wisp

   Synonym: luz de muerto

Further reading

• “fuego fatuo”, 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
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