autofoco

Portuguese

Etymology

From auto- +‎ foco. Calque of English autofocus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tuˈfɔ.ku/ [ˌaʊ̯.tuˈfɔ.ku], /ˌaw.toˈfɔ.ku/ [ˌaʊ̯.toˈfɔ.ku]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔˈfɔ.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Hyphenation: au‧to‧fo‧co

Noun

autofoco m (uncountable)

1. (photography) autofocus (electronic device that keeps the image in focus)

Further reading

• “autofoco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “autofoco”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “autofoco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-European *tó-

Proto-Hellenic *autós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewder.

Ancient Greek αὖ (aû)

Ancient Greek τόν (tón)

Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós)

Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-)bor.

Spanish auto-

Spanish foco

Spanish autofoco

From auto- + foco.

Noun

autofoco m (plural autofocos)

1. (photography) autofocus

   Synonym: autoenfoque

   • 2016 July, “Suplementos Tecnología móvil”, in El Comercio‎^[1]:

     Además, posee un autofoco híbrido que le permite capturar movimiento en 0.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “autofoco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025