fogueira

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fogueira, fogueyra, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from focārius (“of a hearth”), from Latin focus (“(controlled) fire”). Compare Portuguese fogueira and Spanish hoguera.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /foˈɡejɾa/ [foˈɣ̞ej.ɾɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /foˈɡejɾa/ [foˈɣ̞ej.ɾɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /foˈħejɾa/ [foˈħej.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: fo‧guei‧ra

Noun

fogueira f (plural fogueiras)

1. bonfire

   Synonyms: cacheira, cachela, cacharela, lumarada

2. school (group of fish)

   Synonym: cardume

Related terms

• fogo

References

• “fogueira”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “fogueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “fogueyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fogueira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fogueira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fogueira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fogueira, fogueyra, from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from focārius ("of a hearth"), from Latin focus (“(controlled) fire”). Compare Spanish hoguera.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [foˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /fuˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [fuˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [foˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ], /fuˈɡe(j).ɾɐ/ [fuˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈɡe(j).ɾa/ [foˈɡe(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣɐj.ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡɐj.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣɐj.ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡej.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣej.ɾɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡej.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣej.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈɡe.ɾɐ/ [fuˈɣe.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -ejɾɐ
• Hyphenation: fo‧guei‧ra

Noun

fogueira f (plural fogueiras)

1. bonfire (pile of burning wood)
2. stake (post one is bound to for execution by burning)

Related terms

• fogo

Further reading

• “fogueira”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “fogueira”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “fogueira”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “fogueira”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026