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