focolaio

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *focolarium. Cf. focolare. Cognate with Sicilian fucularu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fo.koˈla.jo/
Rhymes: -ajo
Hyphenation: fo‧co‧là‧io

Noun

focolaio m (plural focolai)

focus
centre (of infection)
hotbed, breeding ground, flash point
outbreak (epidemic)

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