apagafuegos

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

apagafuegos m or f by sense (plural apagafuegos)

firefighter
Synonym: bombero
fire extinguisher
Synonym: extintor

Further reading

“apagafuegos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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