foguera

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [fuˈɣe.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [foˈɣe.ɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [foˈɣe.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa

Etymology 1

From foc + -era, or from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from Latin focārius (of a hearth), from focus ((controlled) fire). Compare Spanish hoguera, Portuguese fogueira.

Noun

foguera f (plural fogueres)

  1. bonfire, fire
    • 2018 June 23, “Desenes de fogueres il·luminen les revetlles de Sant Joan a Catalunya”, in El País:
      Desenes de fogueres a tot Catalunya il·luminen les revetlles de Sant Joan. Només a Barcelona, n'hi ha mig centenar.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

foguera f (plural fogueres)

  1. (Empordà, Vallès) Alternative form of falguera (fern)

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