fócaro

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Probably related to foco (“hollow”), but the suffix is only found in substrate words.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɔkɐɾʊ]

Noun

fócaro m (plural fócaros)

1. ravine

   Synonyms: caivanca, carriozo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fócaro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega