"cortafuego" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

Forms: cortafuegos [plural]
Etymology: Verb-object compound, composed of corta (“to cut”) + fuego (“fire”). Etymology templates: {{es-verb-obj|cortar<t:to cut>|fuego<t:fire>}} Verb-object compound, composed of corta (“to cut”) + fuego (“fire”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cortafuego m (plural cortafuegos)
  1. Alternative form of cortafuegos Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: cortafuegos

Inflected forms

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