"Fonseca" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Fonsecas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Fonseca. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{bor|en|pt|Fonseca}} Portuguese Fonseca Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Fonseca (plural Fonsecas)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Fonseca-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A gulf bordering El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Categories (place): Places in El Salvador, Places in Honduras, Places in Nicaragua
    Sense id: en-Fonseca-en-name--0Gd8r0O Categories (other): Gulfs
  3. A phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean at 12° 27' N and 54° 48' W, east of Barbados and Tobago.
    Sense id: en-Fonseca-en-name-YuhCelVK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 83

Inflected forms

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