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fuego.

fire

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfweɡo/[ˈfwe.ɣ̞o][ˈɸweɣo][ˈhweɣo]

  1. fire

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish fuego, from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”). The form huego, which began to be used around 1500, was mostly replaced by the form starting with -f-. Compare Portuguese fogo. Cognate with English fuel. Compare also English focus. Doublet of foco, which is a borrowing from Latin.

intj/ˈfweɡo/[ˈfwe.ɣ̞o][ˈɸweɣo][ˈhweɣo]

  1. fire! (cry to order soldiers to start shooting)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish fuego, from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”). The form huego, which began to be used around 1500, was mostly replaced by the form starting with -f-. Compare Portuguese fogo. Cognate with English fuel. Compare also English focus. Doublet of foco, which is a borrowing from Latin.

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