pistola de pegar en caliente
/pistola de peɡaɾ en kaljente/from spelling rulesfeminine
In Spanish, a hot glue gun is a pistola de pegar en caliente. Wiktionary also lists pistola de pegamento caliente.
Meaning: tool (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| pistola de pegar en caliente | /pistola de peɡaɾ en kaljente/ (from spelling rules) | feminine |
| pistola de pegamento caliente | /pistola de peɡamento kaljente/ (from spelling rules) | feminine |
In many Spanish-speaking countries, it is very common to refer to the tool as a pistola de silicona caliente because the sticks used are often made of silicone-based material.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase pistola de pegar en caliente literally translates to 'pistol of gluing in hot'.
Which one should you use?
For more formal contexts, you may use Pistola termoadhesiva or Pistola de adhesivo fundido.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and Colombia, the term arma de silicona is used for a hot glue gun.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change the noun pistola to pistolas and the verb pegar remains unchanged, resulting in pistolas de pegar en caliente.
Did you know?
- While pistola is used for the tool, Spanish differentiates between pegar as 'gluing' and pegar as 'hitting'.
- The verb pegar in this phrase shares a common ancestor with the English word 'pitch', as both stem from the Latin word 'pix', meaning a black, sticky resin.
- If you use the formal term pistola termoadhesiva, you are using a word derived from the Greek 'thermos', meaning 'heat', which is also the root of the English word 'thermometer'.
Examples in context
- La pistola de pegar en caliente está muy caliente.The hot glue gun is very hot.
- ¿Dónde compraste esa pistola de pegar en caliente?Where did you buy that hot glue gun?
Example conversation
Alejandro and Lucía are working on a school project at home.
- AlejandroLucía, ¿tienes la pistola de pegar en caliente?Lucía, do you have the hot glue gun?
- LucíaSí, la tengo aquí en la mesa.Yes, I have it here on the table.
- AlejandroPerfecto, pásamela para terminar este proyecto.Perfect, pass it to me to finish this project.
- LucíaTen cuidado, que quema mucho.Be careful, it burns a lot.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hot glue gun” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries caliente, de, en, pegamento, pegar, pistola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
