"fuoco" meaning in Italian

See fuoco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfwɔ.ko/
Rhymes: -ɔko Etymology: From Latin focus (“hearth”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|focus|t=hearth}} Latin focus (“hearth”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|fuochi|aug=focóne/fuocóne,focaróne|dim=fochétto/fuochétto,fochettìno,focherèllo/fuocherèllo,focherellìno,focolìno<q:uncommon>|pl2=fòcora/fuòcora|pl2_qual=Old Italian}} fuoco m (plural fuochi or (Old Italian) fòcora/fuòcora, diminutive fochétto/fuochétto or fochettìno or focherèllo/fuocherèllo or focherellìno or (uncommon) focolìno, augmentative focóne/fuocóne or focaróne) Forms: fuochi [plural], fòcora [error-unknown-tag, plural], fuòcora [error-unknown-tag, plural], fochétto [diminutive], fuochétto [diminutive], fochettìno [diminutive], focherèllo [diminutive], fuocherèllo [diminutive], focherellìno [diminutive], focolìno [diminutive, uncommon], focóne [augmentative], fuocóne [augmentative], focaróne [augmentative], foco [alternative]
  1. fire Tags: masculine Synonyms: igne [literary, obsolete]
    Sense id: en-fuoco-it-noun-3J8osS3R Categories (other): Fire Disambiguation of Fire: 94 0 0 0 0 0 6
  2. torment Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fuoco-it-noun-I0Ww0v1p Categories (other): Italian nouns with multiple plurals, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 9 19 22 17 9 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 24 20 14 6 7 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 24 20 14 6 7 9 6 6
  3. (by extension, poetic) lightning, thunderbolt Tags: broadly, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-fuoco-it-noun-aWwxHyqY Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with multiple plurals, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 13 44 27 3 7 4 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 9 19 22 17 9 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 24 20 14 6 7 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 24 20 14 6 7 9 6 6
  4. pothole, burner, ring (on a stove) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fuoco-it-noun-8bcVd2lF Categories (other): Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Italian nouns with multiple plurals, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 4 15 26 38 4 8 6 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 9 19 22 17 9 13 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 24 20 14 6 7 9 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 24 20 14 6 7 9 6 6
  5. focus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fuoco-it-noun-xR-qFIVX
  6. (Switzerland) hearth Tags: Switzerland, masculine
    Sense id: en-fuoco-it-noun-~lhjI-l5 Categories (other): Swiss Italian, Italian nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 9 19 22 17 9 13 11
  7. (in the plural) fireworks Tags: in-plural, masculine
    Sense id: en-fuoco-it-noun-DK7hgNqd Categories (other): Pyrotechnics, Italian nouns with multiple plurals Disambiguation of Italian nouns with multiple plurals: 9 19 22 17 9 13 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: focaccia, focolare, fucile

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "O luxuriant, most sweet-smelling rose, who appear in Summer: women, both maidens and married ones, desire you; take me away from these torments, if such is your will",
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          "text": "«Rosa fresca aulentis[s]ima ch’apari inver’ la state, / le donne ti disiano, pulzell’ e maritate: / tràgemi d’este focora, se t’este a bolontate",
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        "(in the plural) fireworks"
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      "ipa": "/ˈfwɔ.ko/"
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        "masculine"
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        "hearth"
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        "(Switzerland) hearth"
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        "Switzerland",
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        "(in the plural) fireworks"
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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Italian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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