cortafuegos

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === cortafuego === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of corta (“to cut”) +‎ fuegos (“fires”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɾtaˈfweɡos/ [koɾ.t̪aˈfwe.ɣ̞os] Rhymes: -eɡos Syllabification: cor‧ta‧fue‧gos === Noun === cortafuegos m (plural cortafuegos) firebreak, fire line, firetrail (Australia) (An area cleared of all flammable material in the woods to prevent a fire from spreading across it) (architecture) firewall (a fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle) Synonyms: muro cortafuegos, muro cortafuego (computing, also figurative) firewall Synonym: firewall plural of cortafuego ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “cortafuegos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025