focha

Galician

Etymology

Probably from Latin fossa; also compare foxo and foxa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfot͡ʃa̝/

Noun

focha f (plural fochas)

1. pit (hole in the ground)

   Synonyms: fochanca, foxa, foxo, pozo

2. cleft chin

Derived terms

• fochanca
• fochicar

References

• “focha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “focha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “focha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan fotja, ultimately from Latin fulica. Doublet of fúlica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfot͡ʃa/ [ˈfo.t͡ʃa]
• (Castilian)

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• Rhymes: -otʃa
• Syllabification: fo‧cha

Noun

focha f (plural fochas)

1. coot

   Synonym: fúlica

Derived terms

• focha gigante
• focha aliblanca
• focha americana
• focha andina
• focha caribeña
• focha común
• focha cornuda
• focha de ligas
• focha frentirroja
• focha hawaiana
• focha mascareña
• focha moruna

 

Further reading

• “focha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014