focar

Moldavian

noun
Definitions
  • (optics) focus
  • (geometry) focus
  • (archaic) pyre
  • (archaic) calamity, disaster, misfortune
  • (figuratively) hotbed
  • (figuratively) focus, center
  • furnace, hearth heating chamber
  • firebox

Etymology

Suffix from Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan foc inherited from Latin *focārium.

Origin

Latin

*focārium

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