fuego fatuo

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of Latin ignis fatuus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌfweɡo ˈfatwo/ [ˌfwe.ɣ̞o ˈfa.t̪wo]
Syllabification: fue‧go fa‧tuo

Noun

fuego fatuo m (plural fuegos fatuos)

(folklore) will o' the wisp

Further reading

“fuego fatuo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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