SINCE 1828
cacafuego
noun
cac·a·fue·go
| \ ˌkakəˈfyü(ˌ)gō, -fwā(-\
variants:
or less commonly cacafugo \ -fyü(- \
plural -s
Definition of cacafuego
obsolete
: a swaggering braggart or boaster
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