foguete

Galician

A man handling foguetes

Etymology

Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foˈɣete̝/
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Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

firework
rocket (astronautic or military)
(colloquial) sexual intercourse

References

“foguete” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“foguete” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“foguete” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

foguete

Etymology

Maybe from Spanish cohete (influenced by fogo (“fire”)), from Catalan coet, from Latin coda; or from fogo +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɣetɨ/
Hyphenation: fo‧gue‧te

Noun

foguete m (plural foguetes)

rocket (non-guided missile)
firework

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