matafuego
Spanish
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mata (“to kill”) + fuego (“fire”).
Noun
matafuego m (plural matafuegos)
- fire extinguisher
- Synonyms: extintor, extintor de fuego
Further reading
- “matafuego”, 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