foguete

Galician

A man handling foguetes

Etymology

Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (fire)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo + -ete.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈɣete̝/
  • (file)

Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

  1. firework
  2. rocket (astronautic or military)
  3. (colloquial) sexual intercourse

References


Portuguese

foguete

Etymology

Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (fire)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo + -ete.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈɣetɨ/
  • Hyphenation: fo‧gue‧te

Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

  1. rocket (non-guided missile)
  2. firework
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