matachispas
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + chispas (“sparks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mataˈt͡ʃispas/ [ma.t̪aˈt͡ʃis.pas]
- Rhymes: -ispas
- Syllabification: ma‧ta‧chis‧pas
Noun
matachispas m (plural matachispas)
- spark arrestor
- Synonym: apagachispas
- 2015 February 26, Ronald Suárez Rivas, “¿Pueden evitarse?”, in Granma[1]:
- Entre las acciones realizadas, se incluye la revisión de los medios de transporte que tienen que entrar con regularidad a los macizos forestales, para verificar que posean matachispas.
- Among the actions carried out, the review of the means of transport that have to enter the forest massifs regularly is included, to verify that they have spark arrestors.