focaia

Italian

Alternative forms

  • focaja (obsolete)

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from focārius ("of a hearth"), from Latin focus. Compare Spanish hoguera, Portuguese fogueira.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈka.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: fo‧cà‧ia

Adjective

focaia m or f (masculine plural focaii, feminine plural focaie)

  1. (relational) flint