fuoco

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Italian[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin focus (whence also the form foco, which does not exhibit diphthongisation).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfwɔ.ko/
  • Audio (IT)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔko
  • Hyphenation: fuò‧co

Noun[edit]

fuoco m (plural fuochi)

  1. fire
    Synonym: (obsolete, literary) igne
  2. (transferred sense, poetic) lightning, thunderbolt
  3. pothole, burner, ring (on a stove)
  4. focus
  5. (Switzerland) hearth

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Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • fuoco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Neapolitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin focus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfwo.kə/
    • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈfuokɐ]
    • (Central Apulia) IPA(key): [ˈfu(ə)kə], [ˈfwekə]
    • (Eastern Abruzzo) IPA(key): [ˈfɔkə]
    • (Taranto) IPA(key): [ˈfuˈɛkə]

Noun[edit]

fuoco m (plural fuoche)

  1. fire
  2. fireplace (the place of the house set to ignite a fire)
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