guardafuego
Spanish, noun[gwaɾð̞aˈfweɣ̞o]
guardafuego is spelled G-U-A-R-D-A-F-U-E-G-O (11 letters). Guardafuego is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fender (for fire)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Rejilla o plancha metálica movible que se pone delante del fogón de un horno de fundición, para que el fuego…”.
What does guardafuego mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefender (for fire)
- 2
masculineLomatia dentata, a Chilean tree.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rejilla o plancha metálica movible que se pone delante del fogón de un horno de fundición, para que el fuego no perjudique al operario. 2. Aparato empleado para conservar el fuego durante la noche.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of guardafuego
- guardafuegos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce guardafuego?
- [gwaɾð̞aˈfweɣ̞o]
- [gwaɾð̞afuˈeɣ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to guardafuego
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.