la
feminine
/oˈɣeɾa/
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Translation
bonfire, campfire
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin focaria, from Latin focus ('hearth, fireplace'), the source too of Spanish fuego ('fire').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- focaria
- English cognates
- focus, foyer
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralhogueras
Examples
Encendimos .
We lit a bonfire on the beach.
.
The children sat around the campfire.
ardía .
The bonfire burned fiercely all night long.
.
We told stories beside the campfire.
¿ apagar ?
Who is going to put out the bonfire afterwards?
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