apagallamas

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aˌpaɡaˈʝamas/ [aˌpa.ɣ̞aˈʝa.mas] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /aˌpaɡaˈʎamas/ [aˌpa.ɣ̞aˈʎa.mas] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /aˌpaɡaˈʃamas/ [aˌpa.ɣ̞aˈʃa.mas] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aˌpaɡaˈʒamas/ [aˌpa.ɣ̞aˈʒa.mas] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -amas
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧ga‧lla‧mas

Noun

apagallamas m (plural apagallamas)

  1. flash suppressor

Further reading

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