apagafuegos

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to extinguish”) +‎ fuegos (“fires”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˌpaɡaˈfweɡos/ [aˌpa.ɣ̞aˈfwe.ɣ̞os]
  • Rhymes: -eɡos
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧ga‧fue‧gos

Noun

apagafuegos m or f by sense (plural apagafuegos)

  1. firefighter
    Synonym: bombero
  2. fire extinguisher
    Synonym: extintor

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.