apagavelas
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of apaga (“to extinguish”) + velas (“candles”).
Noun edit
apagavelas m (plural apagavelas)
- candle snuffer
- Synonym: matacandelas
Further reading edit
- “apagavelas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014