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fogo.

fire (chemical reaction producing a flame)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfo.ɡu/Brazil/ˈfo.ɡu/Portugal[ˈfo.ɣu]Portugal/ˈfo.ɡu/Portugal, Southern

  1. fire (chemical reaction producing a flame)

    masculine · uncountable
    A criança aprendeu a não colocar a mão no fogo da maneira mais difícil.

  2. fire (destructive occurrence of fire in a certain place)

    masculine
    Um fogo destruiu várias lojas no centro.

  3. house, family

    masculine

  4. fire (projectiles in mid-air)

    masculine
    Os soldados avançaram sob fogo pesado.

  5. flame (intense emotions)

    masculine · poetic
    O fogo da paixão.

  6. a device that produces a flame; a lighter or match

    masculine
    O fumante viu que não tinha fogo.

  7. heat (tense situation)

    colloquial · masculine

  8. pain in the ass (someone or something that is hard to deal with)

    Brazil · masculine · uncountable
    Seu filho é fogo.

  9. ellipsis of fogo de artifício

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.? Latin focum Old Galician-Portuguese fogo Portuguese fogo Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fogo, from Latin focum. Cognate with Galician fogo, Spanish fuego, Catalan foc, Occitan fuòc, French feu, Italian fuoco and Romanian foc. Doublet of foco.

intj/ˈfo.ɡu/Brazil/ˈfo.ɡu/Portugal[ˈfo.ɣu]Portugal/ˈfo.ɡu/Portugal, Southern

  1. fire! (an order for soldiers to shoot)

  2. euphemistic form of foda-se

    Portugal · colloquial · euphemistic · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.? Latin focum Old Galician-Portuguese fogo Portuguese fogo Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fogo, from Latin focum. Cognate with Galician fogo, Spanish fuego, Catalan foc, Occitan fuòc, French feu, Italian fuoco and Romanian foc. Doublet of foco.

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