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cacafuego

cacafuego noun: a spitfire.

Noun

cacafuego (plural cacafuegos)

  1. A spitfire.
  2. (broadly) A braggart.

Forms of cacafuego

pluralcacafuegos
alternative formcacafogo

Origin of cacafuego

From Spanish. From the nickname of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, meaning "fire-shitter". See caca, fuego.

Questions about cacafuego

What does cacafuego mean?
Cacafuego means a spitfire.
What part of speech is cacafuego?
Cacafuego is a noun.
What is the plural of cacafuego?
The plural of cacafuego is cacafuegos.

Words near cacafuego in the dictionary

  1. Cacace
  2. Cacaces
  3. Cacafean
  4. cacafogo
  5. cacafogos
  6. cacafuego
  7. cacafuegos
  8. Cacahuamilpa
  9. cacahuananche
  10. Cacahuatepec
  11. cacaine

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