centrífugo

Borrowed from New Latin centrifugus, from Latin centrum (“center”) + fugiō (“to flee”).

• IPA^(key): /θenˈtɾifuɡo/ [θẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.fu.ɣ̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /senˈtɾifuɡo/ [sẽn̪ˈt̪ɾi.fu.ɣ̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ifuɡo
• Syllabification: cen‧trí‧fu‧go

centrífugo (feminine centrífuga, masculine plural centrífugos, feminine plural centrífugas)

1. centrifugal

   Antonym: centrípeto

• “centrífugo”, 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