guardafuego

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to protect (originally)”) +‎ fuego (“fire”).

Noun

guardafuego m (plural guardafuegos)

  1. (nautical) fender (for fire)
  2. Lomatia dentata, a Chilean tree.

Further reading

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