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fogueira.

bonfire

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/foˈɡejɾa/[foˈɣ̞ej.ɾɐ]/foˈɡejɾa/standard[foˈɣ̞ej.ɾɐ]standard

  1. bonfire

    feminine

  2. school (group of fish)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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