adjective
fuego
FWAY-goh
Fuego (adjective) means Extremely good, exciting or impressive, especially of music, food or a performance. Example: “That new album is straight fuego.”
adjective
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slang Extremely good, exciting or impressive, especially of music, food or a performance.
"That new album is straight fuego."
"Her hot sauce is absolute fuego."
noun
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The Spanish word for fire, used in English in phrases, names and titles.
"The restaurant took its name from the Spanish word fuego."
How to use fuego
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to say something is brilliant, the same way people say 'fire'.
When to use it
Slang, most common in music, food and sports talk. It carries a playful borrowed-Spanish flavour, so use it lightly.
Memory tip
Like fire, it works as a compliment on its own: someone plays a track and you just say fuego.
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Common pairings
straight fuego
pure fuego
absolute fuego
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Etymology
From Spanish fuego 'fire', which comes from Latin focus 'hearth'. The slang sense mirrors the English use of fire to mean excellent.
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Rhymes for fuego
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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.
What is the meaning of fuego?
"fuego" (adjective) means extremely good, exciting or impressive, especially of music, food or a performance.
