matafuego

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) +‎ fuego (“fire”).

Noun

matafuego m (plural matafuegos)

1. fire extinguisher

   Synonyms: extintor, extintor de fuego

Further reading

• “matafuego”, 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