"cacafuego" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cacafuegos [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish. From the nickname of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, meaning "fire-shitter". See caca, fuego. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{m|es|caca}} caca, {{m|es|fuego}} fuego Head templates: {{en-noun}} cacafuego (plural cacafuegos)
  1. A spitfire. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cacafuego-en-noun-rwPMcMEF Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 51 49
  2. (by extension) A braggart. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cacafuego-en-noun-OOcaTcLl Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English exocentric verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of English exocentric verb-noun compounds: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cacafogo

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Alternative forms

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