English Explanatory Dictionary

cacafuego

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spitfire.
  2. A braggart.

Word forms

cacafuego cacafuegos cacafogo

Etymology

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

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