fogueira

Galician

Etymology

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

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

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

Noun

fogueira f (plural fogueiras)

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

References

Portuguese

Etymology

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

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [foˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /fuˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [fuˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈɡe(j).ɾa/ [foˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣɐj.ɾɐ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈɡej.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣej.ɾɐ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈɡej.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣej.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈɡe.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣe.ɾɐ]

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

Noun

fogueira f (plural fogueiras)

  1. bonfire (pile of burning wood)
  2. stake (post one is bound to for execution by burning)

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