ignífugo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ignis (“fire”) + -fugo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɡˈnifuɡo/ [iɣ̞ˈni.fu.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -ifuɡo
- Syllabification: ig‧ní‧fu‧go
Adjective
ignífugo (feminine ignífuga, masculine plural ignífugos, feminine plural ignífugas)
- fireproof (something that protects against fire)
Further reading
- “ignífugo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024