Today’s Spanish word of the day is “fuego”.
It’s a masculine noun meaning “fire” or “flame”. Like the English word “fire”, the word can also refer to the shot of a gun or other weapon.
The Spanish expression for “fireworks” is “fuegos artificiales” (literally “artificial fires”).
The word “fuego” comes from Latin focus, meaning “hearth”. This is also the root of the English word “focus”, which makes sense as the hearth would have been the central point, or “focus” of the home for thousands of years.
Example sentences
El gato se acercó al fuego para calentarse.
The cat approached the fire to warm up.
Las luces de la ciudad parecían fuegos en la distancia.
The city lights looked like fires in the distance.
El fuego necesita tres elementos: oxígeno, combustible y calor.
Fire needs three elements: oxygen, fuel, and heat.
Aunque el fuego se había extinguido, el humo persistía en el aire.
Although the fire had gone out, the smoke lingered in the air.
No juegues con fuego si no quieres quemarte.
Don’t play with fire if you don’t want to get burned.
