focaia

Italian

Alternative forms

• focaja (obsolete)

Etymology

From Late Latin, Vulgar Latin *focāria, from focārius ("of a hearth"), from Latin focus. Compare Spanish hoguera, Portuguese fogueira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foˈka.ja/
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: fo‧cà‧ia

Adjective

focaia m or f by sense (masculine plural focaii, feminine plural focaie)

1. (relational) flint

Related terms

• pietra focaia
• fuoco