English–Spanish
“firecracker” in Spanish
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA/peˈtaɾðo/
Example
Los niños jugaron con petardos en la plaza.
The children played with firecrackers in the square.
How to say “firecracker” in Spanish
“Firecracker” in Spanish is petardo.
Short-duration firework that detonates with noise and sometimes fragments.
Example sentences with petardo
Los vecinos prohibieron tirar petardos por la noche.
The neighbors banned setting off firecrackers at night.
Tips for using petardo
- Masculine noun: use el/los (el petardo, los petardos), and when used to mean 'a boring person' it commonly appears with ser as in 'es un petardo' rather than estar.