cacafuego

noun

cac·​a·​fue·​go

ˌkakəˈfyü(ˌ)gō,

-fwā(-

variants or less commonly cacafugo

-fyü(-

plural -s

obsolete

: a swaggering braggart or boaster

Word History

Etymology

Spanish Cacafuego, name of a ship captured in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake, from Latin cacare to void as excrement + Spanish fuego fire, from Latin focus hearth

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above

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