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masculine

/ˈfwe.ɣo/

#502 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

fire, flame; light (for a cigarette)

Word origin

From Latin focus ('hearth, fireplace'), which in Vulgar Latin came to mean 'fire' itself.

Origin: Latin
Root: focus
English cognates: focus, fuel, focal

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

The fire grew quickly throughout the old building.

They lit the fire in the garden to make dinner.

Cook everything on a low heat so it turns out better.

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Do you have a light for the cigarette?

The firefighters took hours to put out the fire.

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Palabras de cocina
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This word is part of lesson 11.