ignífugo

See also: ignifugo and ignifugò

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ignis (“fire”) +‎ -fugo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɡˈnifuɡo/ [iɣ̞ˈni.fu.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -ifuɡo
• Syllabification: ig‧ní‧fu‧go

Adjective

ignífugo (feminine ignífuga, masculine plural ignífugos, feminine plural ignífugas)

1. fireproof (something that protects against fire)

Further reading

• “ignífugo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10