fogaréu

Portuguese

fogaréu

Etymology

From fogo +‎ -aréu.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.ɡaˈɾɛw/ [fo.ɡaˈɾɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fu.ɡɐˈɾɛw/ [fu.ɣɐˈɾɛw]

• Rhymes: -ɛw
• Hyphenation: fo‧ga‧réu

Noun

fogaréu m (plural fogaréus)

1. bonfire
2. cresset
3. (architecture) an architectural ornament in the form of a flickering flame

Related terms

• fogo m

Further reading

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