lanzabengalas

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lanθabenˈɡalas/ [lãn̟.θa.β̞ẽŋˈɡa.las] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /lansabenˈɡalas/ [lãn.sa.β̞ẽŋˈɡa.las] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • 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 (3 August 2023) “lanzabengalas”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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