fogaza

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cf. Spanish hogaza.

Noun

fogaza f (plural fogaces)

1. (large) loaf of bread
2. bonfire

Galician

Alternative forms

• fugaza

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (att. as fugaça, 13th c.; also found in local Latin documents since the 11th c.), from Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (“hearth”). Compare Portuguese fogaça, Spanish hogaza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [foˈɣaθa̝], (western) [foˈɣasa̝]

Noun

fogaza f (plural fogazas)

1. a large loaf of bread

References

• “fugaça” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “fogaza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “fogaza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “fogaza” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.