Feminine

hoguera

Meaning

  1. (feminine) campfire, bonfire
  2. (feminine) stake (the post one is bound to for execution, usually by burning)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
ho‧gue‧ra
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oˈɡeɾa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *focāria, from Latin focārius (“of a hearth”), from Latin focus (“hearth”). Compare Portuguese fogueira, Catalan foguera, Italian focaia, Romanian focar, English foyer.

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