"foca" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfoka/, [ˈfo.ka] Forms: focas [plural]
Rhymes: -oka Etymology: From Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal, sea dog”). Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|phōca}} Latin phōca, {{der|es|grc|φώκη||seal, sea dog}} Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē, “seal, sea dog”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} foca f (plural focas)
  1. seal (mammal) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: lobo marino, lobo del mar
    Sense id: en-foca-es-noun-QQMAvUHD Disambiguation of Mammals: 64 36
  2. (colloquial) whale (large, especially fat, person) Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-foca-es-noun-WeJKl--G Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: como una foca, foca anillada de Saimaa, foca barbuda, foca común, foca de Groenlandia, foca leopardo, foca manchada, foca moteada, foca pía, piel de foca

Inflected forms

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      "word": "foca barbuda"
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      "word": "foca común"
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      "word": "foca de Groenlandia"
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    {
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      "word": "foca leopardo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "foca manchada"
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    {
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      "word": "foca moteada"
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    {
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      "word": "foca pía"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "[ˈfo.ka]"
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    }
  ],
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    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "como una foca"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca anillada de Saimaa"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca barbuda"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca común"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca de Groenlandia"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca leopardo"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca manchada"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca moteada"
    },
    {
      "word": "foca pía"
    },
    {
      "word": "piel de foca"
    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈfo.ka]"
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