foco

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔko/, [ˈfɔː.ko]
• Hyphenation: fò‧co

Noun

foco m (plural fochi)

1. Archaic form of fuoco.

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) focō

1. dative singular of focus
2. ablative singular of focus

References

• foco in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin focus. Doublet of fogo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ku/
• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ko/

Noun

foco m (plural s)

1. (optics) focus (point at which rays of light converge)
2. (geometry) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge)
3. (photography) focus (convergence of light on the photographic medium)
4. (epidemiology) the source of transmission of a disease
5. focus (concentration of attention)
6. objective; intent
7. headquarters
8. (regional) lamp

Synonyms

• (in optics): ponto de convergência
• (concentration of attention): concentração, atenção
• (objective): see Thesaurus:objetivo
• (headquarters): centro, sede
• (lamp): lâmpada

Related terms

• enfocação
• enfocado
• enfocar
• focagem
• focal
• focalização
• focalizado
• focalizar
• focar

 

Verb

foco

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

References

• Template:R:Priberam
• “foco” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin focus. Compare the inherited doublet fuego.

Noun

foco m (plural focos)

1. focus
2. spotlight
3. headlight
4. light bulb

Related terms

• enfoque
• enfocar