focolaio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *focolarium. Cf. focolare. Cognate with Sicilian fucularu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fo.koˈla.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: fo‧co‧là‧io

Noun

focolaio m (plural focolai)

  1. focus
  2. centre (of infection)
  3. hotbed, breeding ground, flash point
  4. outbreak (epidemic)
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