fuego

adjective

fue·​go ˈfwā-(ˌ)gō 

slang

: excellent

I love this partnership. 'It's fuego, it's fire, it's hot' says Johannes [Radebe], and I'm feeling it already.

—Heidi Stephens

see also en fuego

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish, "fire," going back to Latin focus "hearth," of uncertain origin

First Known Use

circa 2012, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing fuego

• en fuego