Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fogueira, fogueyra, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from focārius (of a hearth), from Latin focus ((controlled) fire). Compare Portuguese fogueira and Spanish hoguera.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /foˈɡejɾa/ [foˈɣ̞ej.ɾɐ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /foˈħejɾa/ [foˈħej.ɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ejɾa
  • Hyphenation: fo‧guei‧ra

Noun

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fogueira f (plural fogueiras)

  1. bonfire
    Synonyms: cacheira, cachela, cacharela, lumarada
  2. school (group of fish)
    Synonym: cardume
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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese fogueira, fogueyra, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from focārius ("of a hearth"), from Latin focus ((controlled) fire). Compare Spanish hoguera.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [foˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈɡe(j).ɾa/ [foˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: fo‧guei‧ra

Noun

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fogueira f (plural fogueiras)

  1. blaze
  2. bonfire
  3. stake (post one is bound to for execution, usually by burning)
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