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foca.

earless seal (any seal in the family Phocidae)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. earless seal (any seal in the family Phocidae)

    feminine
    Olha uma foca toda feliz, com uma bola no seu nariz!
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)bor. Latin phōcalbor.? Portuguese foca Learned borrowing from Latin phōca f, from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē).

noun/ˈfɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. a journalist at the start of his/her career

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
  2. an avaricious individual

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē)bor. Latin phōcalbor.? Portuguese foca Learned borrowing from Latin phōca f, from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē).

verb/ˈfɔ.kɐ/Brazil/ˈfɔ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of focar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of focar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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