fogo

See also: Fogo, fógo, and fogó

English

Noun

fogo (plural fogos)

1. Alternative form of hogo (“strong unpleasant smell”).
   • 1824, The New England Farmer, volume 2, page 176:

     And then while you're a cooking, they say, / Such a fogo beclouds all the room, / That the girls have to group out the way, / In search of the tongs or the broom.

References

• “Hogo” in [John Camden Hotten], The Slang Dictionary […], 5th edition, London: Chatto and Windus, 1874, page 193.

Anagrams

• goof

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈfo̞.ɣu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfɔ.ɣo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈfɔ.ɣu]

Verb

fogo

1. first-person singular present indicative of fogar

Galician

Fogos, Santiago de Compostela

Alternative forms

• fougo (Galician-Asturian)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.?

Latin focum

Old Galician-Portuguese fogo

Galician fogo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fogo, from Latin focum.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɡo/ [ˈfɔ.ɣ̞ʊ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈfɔɡo/ [ˈfɔ.ɣ̞ʊ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /ˈfɔħo/ [ˈfɔ.ħʊ]

 

• Rhymes: -ɔɡo

• (standard) Rhymes: -ɔɡo
• (gheada) Rhymes: -ɔħo

• Hyphenation: fo‧go

Noun

fogo m (plural fogos)

1. flame, fire

   Synonym: lume

2. bonfire

   Synonyms: cacharela, fogueira

3. (usually in the plural) fireworks show

Related terms

• a fogo morto
• foco
• fogar
• fogaxe
• fogo de San Antón
• fogo novo
• fogueira
• herba do fogo

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “fogo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fogo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fogo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

Akin to affogare (“to drown”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡo/
• Rhymes: -oɡo
• Hyphenation: fó‧go

Noun

fogo m (uncountable) (Tuscany)

1. suffocation

   Synonym: soffocamento

2. a sense of suffocation

Further reading

• “fogo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Macanese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.?

Latin focum

Old Galician-Portuguese fogo

Portuguese fogoder.

Macanese fogo

Derived from Portuguese fogo.

Noun

fogo

1. fire

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ffogo, foguo

Etymology

Inherited from Latin focum. Cognate with Old Spanish fuego, Old Occitan foc, Old French feu and Old Italian foco.

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ɡo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ɡʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɡo

Noun

fogo m (plural fogos)

1. fire
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 4 (facsimile):

     A madre do que liurou / dos Leões Daniel / Eſſa do fogo Guardou / un Menỹo Dirrael.

     The Mother of Him who delivered Daniel from the lions saved a little boy of the tribe of Israel from the fire.

Descendants

• Fala: fogu
• Galician: fogo
• Portuguese: fogo (see there for further descendants)

References

• CX, “fogo”
• DDGM, “fogo”
• UC, “fogo”
• VPM, “fogo”

Portuguese

fogo

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der.?

Latin focum

Old Galician-Portuguese fogo

Portuguese fogo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fogo, from Latin focum. Cognate with Galician fogo, Spanish fuego, Catalan foc, Occitan fuòc, French feu, Italian fuoco and Romanian foc. Doublet of foco.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡu/ [ˈfo.ɣu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡu/ [ˈfo.ɣu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡu/

• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡʷ/

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• Rhymes: -oɡu
• Hyphenation: fo‧go

Noun

fogo m (plural fogos, metaphonic)

1. (uncountable) fire (chemical reaction producing a flame)

   A criança aprendeu a não colocar a mão no fogo da maneira mais difícil.

   The child learned not to put his hand in the fire the hard way.

2. fire (destructive occurrence of fire in a certain place)

   Synonym: incêndio

   Um fogo destruiu várias lojas no centro. ― A fire destroyed several shops downtown.

3. house, family
4. (military) fire (projectiles in mid-air)

   Os soldados avançaram sob fogo pesado. ― The soldiers advanced under heavy fire.

5. (poetic) flame (intense emotions)

   Synonyms: ardor, chama

   O fogo da paixão. ― The flame of passion.

   • a. 1580, Luís Vaz de Camões, “Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver”, in Obras completas de Luis de Camões, published 1843, Rimas:

     Amor he hum fogo que arde ſem ſe ver

     [Amor é um fogo que arde sem se ver]

     Love is a fire that burns unseen

6. a device that produces a flame; a lighter or match

   O fumante viu que não tinha fogo. ― The smoker noticed that he didn’t have a lighter.

7. (colloquial) heat (tense situation)
8. (Brazil, uncountable) pain in the ass (someone or something that is hard to deal with)

   Synonym: fogo na roupa

   Seu filho é fogo. ― Your kid is a pain in the ass.

9. (chiefly in the plural) ellipsis of fogo de artifício

Derived terms

• a fogo lento
• abrir fogo
• botar fogo na canjica
• brincar com fogo
• cuspir fogo
• de fogo morto
• entre dois fogos
• entre o fogo e a frigideira
• fogaça
• fogão
• fogaréu
• fogo amigo
• fogo cruzado
• fogo de artifício
• fogo de bilbode
• fogo de monturo
• fogo de palha
• fogo de Santelmo
• fogo de vista
• fogo eterno
• fogo grego
• fogo na roupa
• fogo no parquinho
• fogo no rabo
• fogo posto
• fogo primário
• fogo pulado
• fogo sagrado
• fogo secundário
• fogo selvagem
• fogo-apagou
• fogo-fátuo
• fogoso
• fogueira
• fogueiro
• foguinho
• mentir fogo
• negar fogo
• parede corta-fogo
• pegar fogo
• puxar fogo
• tacar fogo

Related terms

• enfogar
• focar
• foco

Descendants

• Guinea-Bissau Creole: fugu
• Kabuverdianu: fogu
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: fog
• Kristang: fogu
• Macanese: fogo

Interjection

fogo!

1. (military) fire! (an order for soldiers to shoot)
2. (Portugal, colloquial) euphemistic form of foda-se

Further reading

• “fogo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fogo”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “fogo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “fogo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “fogo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *toŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *toŋoʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *toŋəʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təŋəʀ. Cognate with Fijian dogo.

Noun

fogo (construct form fog)

1. mangrove, particularly:
   1. large-leafed orange mangrove, oriental mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza)
   2. red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

References

• Churchward, C.M. (1940), “fogo”, in Rotuman Grammar and Dictionary‎^[1], Sydney, Australia: Methodist Church of Australasia, →ISBN, page 204
• Inia, Elizabeth K.; Arntsen, Sofie; Schmidt, Hans; Rensel, Jan; Howard, Alan (1998), “mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Rhizophora sp.) fogo; Rhizophora sp. (mangrove) fogo”, in A New Rotuman Dictionary: An English–Rotuman Wordlist‎^[2], Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, revision of Rotuman Grammar and Dictionary by Churchward, C.M., →ISBN, pages 83, 112

Venetan

Un fogo grando.

Alternative forms

• fógo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin focum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡo/

Noun

fogo m (plural foghi)

1. fire

   El fogo el fa całor.

   Fire gives heat.

Derived terms

• fogaron (bonfire, stake)
• foghera (brazier)
• foghista (stoker)
• fogołaro (hearth, fireplace)
• fogozo (passionate, luxurious)