foguera

Catalan

Etymology

From foc + -era, or from Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from Latin focārius (of a hearth), from focus ((controlled) fire). Compare Spanish hoguera, Portuguese fogueira.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /foˈɡe.ɾə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /fuˈɡe.ɾə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /foˈɡe.ɾa/
  • Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

foguera f (plural fogueres)

  1. bonfire, fire
    • 2018 June 23, “Desenes de fogueres il·luminen les revetlles de Sant Joan a Catalunya”, in El País:
      Desenes de fogueres a tot Catalunya il·luminen les revetlles de Sant Joan. Només a Barcelona, n'hi ha mig centenar.
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