Catalan

Noun

foca f ‎(plural foques)

1. (mammals) seal

Galician

Noun

foca f ‎(plural focas)

1. (mammals) seal

Italian

Noun

foca f ‎(plural foche)

1. (mammals) seal

Derived terms

• foca monaca
• fochiera

Portuguese

foca

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.kɐ/
• Hyphenation: fo‧ca

Etymology 1

From Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη ‎(phṓkē, “seal, sea dog”).

Noun

foca f (plural focas)

1. (mammals) seal.

See also

• leão-marinho
• morsa

Etymology 2

Verb

foca

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of focar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of focar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη ‎(phṓkē, “seal, sea dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ka/

Noun

foca f ‎(plural focas)

1. seal (mammal)

Derived terms

• foca leopardo f

See also

• león marino
• morsa