fuelle

bellows

noun FWEH-yeh Rare

Origin: From Latin follis ('bag, bellows').

Also means

accordion fold

Usage Note

Fuelle primarily refers to a bellows — the device used to blow air onto a fire. By extension, it describes any folded-accordion section (of a bag, bus, or camera). The colloquial phrase tener mucho fuelle means 'to have great stamina or lung power', used of singers, athletes, or speakers.

Examples

"El herrero usó el fuelle para avivar el fuego."

Natural Translation

The blacksmith used the bellows to stoke the fire.

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