Galician

Noun

fogo m ‎(plural fogos)

1. flame, fire

Synonyms

• lume

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin focus. Cognate with Old Spanish fuego, Old Provençal foc, Old French feu and Old Italian foco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ɡo/

Noun

fogo m

1. fire
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 4 (facsimile):

     A madre do que liurou / dos Leões Daniel / Eſſa do fogo Guardou / un Menỹo Dirrael.

     The Mother of Him who delivered Daniel from the lions saved a little boy of the tribe of Israel from the fire.

Descendants

• Fala: fogu
• Galician: fogo
• Portuguese: fogo

Portuguese

fogo

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fogo, from Latin focus. Cognate with Galician fogo, Spanish fuego, Catalan foc, Occitan fuòc, French feu, Italian fuoco and Romanian foc.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɣu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ɡu/
• Hyphenation: fo‧go

Noun

fogo m (plural fogos)

1. (uncountable) fire (chemical reaction producing a flame)
   • 1607, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, Amor é fogo que arde sem se ver:

     Amor he hum fogo que arde ſem ſe ver

     Love is a fire that burns without being seen

   A criança aprendeu a não colocar a mão no fogo da maneira mais difícil.‎

   The child learned not to put his hand in the fire the hard way.

2. fire (destructive occurrence of fire in a certain place)

   Um fogo destruiu várias lojas no centro.‎

   A fire destroyed several shops downtown.

3. (military) fire (projectiles in mid-air)

   Os soldados avançaram sob fogo pesado.‎

   The soldiers advanced under heavy fire.

4. (uncountable, slang) pain in the ass (someone or something that is hard to deal with)

   Seu filho é fogo.‎

   You kid is a pain in the ass.

5. (poetic) flame (intense emotions)

   O fogo da paixão.‎

   The flame of passion.

6. a device that produces a flame; a lighter or match

   O fumante viu que não tinha fogo.‎

   The smoker noticed that he didn’t have a lighter.

7. (colloquial) heat (tense situation)

Synonyms

• (destructive occurrence of a fire): incêndio
• (pain in the ass): fogo na roupa
• (intense emotions): ardor, chama

Derived terms

Interjection

fogo!

1. (military) fire! (an order for soldiers to shoot)
2. (colloquial) Euphemistic form of foda-se.