fosforito

== Spanish == === Etymology === From fósforo +‎ -ito. === Adjective === fosforito (invariable) fluorescent (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) quick-tempered, short-tempered (archaic in some of these places) === Noun === fosforito m (plural fosforitos) highlighter Synonyms: resaltador, subrayador Chilean firetree diminutive of fósforo, a small matchstick (Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela) livewire, firecracker, spitfire === Further reading === “fosforito”, 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