Polyglot Dictionary

lança-chamas

/lɐ̃sɐˈʃɐmɐs/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os lança-chamas

Meaning

  1. flamethrower

    Built from lança (throws (from lançar)) + chamas (flames).

    • Usaram um lança-chamas.

      They used a flamethrower.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • lança throws (from lançar)
  • chamas flames

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

lanzallamas

lanzallamas is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "flamethrower."

Practice

1 What does lança-chamas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usaram um lança-___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lança-chamas?

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