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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFuego
/ˈfwe.ɣo/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Combustion or burning, producing light, heat, and flame.
"The campers gathered around the warm fire at night." - 2
A strong feeling of passion, enthusiasm, or intensity.
"She spoke about her artistic vision with great fire."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin focus, meaning hearth or fireplace, which shifted in Vulgar Latin to mean fire. It entered Old Spanish as fuego, preserving the characteristic diphthongization of the stressed short 'o' from Latin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fuego" is said worldwide
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feu
Transliteration: fø
"Le feu brûle dans la cheminée."
Feuer
Transliteration: ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ
"Das Feuer spendet an kalten Tagen Wärme."
fuoco
Transliteration: ˈfwo.ko
"Il fuoco scalda la stanza."
fuego
Transliteration: ˈfwe.ɣo
"El fuego es esencial para cocinar."
fogo
Transliteration: ˈfo.ɡu
"O fogo ilumina a escuridão."
आग
Transliteration: aag
"सर्दी में आग बहुत राहत देती है।"
火
Transliteration: huǒ
"小心火灾。"
불
Transliteration: bul
"캠프파이어 주변에 불이 피어올랐다."
火
Transliteration: hi
"火の扱いに十分注意してください。"
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