hoguera

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈɡeɾa/ [oˈɣ̞e.ɾa]
Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: ho‧gue‧ra

Noun

hoguera f (plural hogueras)

campfire, bonfire
Synonym: fogata
stake (post one is bound to for execution, usually by burning)

Related terms

Further reading

“hoguera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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