cóctel molotov
Spanish
Alternative forms
- coctel molotov
- cóctel mólotov, coctel mólotov (proscribed)
Etymology
Calque of Finnish Molotovin koktaili. See English Molotov cocktail
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkoɡtel moloˈtob/ [ˌkoɣ̞.t̪el mo.loˈt̪oβ̞]
- Syllabification: cóc‧tel mo‧lo‧tov
- IPA(key): /ˌkoɡtel moloˈtof/ [ˌkoɣ̞.t̪el mo.loˈt̪of]
- IPA(key): /ˌkoktel moloˈtov/ [ˌkok.t̪el mo.loˈt̪ov][1]
Noun
cóctel molotov m (plural cócteles molotov)
- Molotov cocktail
- Synonym: bomba molotov
References
- ^ “v”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN
Further reading
- “cóctel, o coctel molotov”, 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
- “molotov”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN