lanzabengalas

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of lanza (“to throw; to launch”) +‎ bengalas (“flares”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /lanθabenˈɡalas/ [lãn̟.θa.β̞ẽŋˈɡa.las]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /lansabenˈɡalas/ [lãn.sa.β̞ẽŋˈɡa.las]
• Rhymes: -alas
• Syllabification: lan‧za‧ben‧ga‧las

Noun

lanzabengalas f (plural lanzabengalas)

1. Synonym of pistola de bengalas

Further reading

• Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (2023 August 3) “lanzabengalas”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]