fuego
4 synonyms for fuego, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adjective — Extremely good, exciting or impressive, especially of music, food or a performance.
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How to use fuego
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
straight fuego
pure fuego
absolute fuego
Slang, most common in music, food and sports talk. It carries a playful borrowed-Spanish flavour, so use it lightly.
Etymology
From Spanish fuego 'fire', which comes from Latin focus 'hearth'. The slang sense mirrors the English use of fire to mean excellent.
Full origin of fuego →Frequently asked questions
What does fuego mean in slang?
It means excellent or extremely impressive, exactly as the English slang word fire does. Calling a beat or a dish fuego is high praise.
What does fuego mean in Spanish?
It is the ordinary Spanish noun for fire. It appears in everyday phrases such as fuegos artificiales, meaning fireworks, and in the place name Tierra del Fuego, land of fire.
How do you pronounce fuego?
It is said FWAY-goh, with the fu blending into a single syllable and the g hard as in go. English speakers often stretch it to foo-AY-go, which is understood but not the Spanish pronunciation.
