fojo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French fois, ultimately from Latin vicis. Doublet of vico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfojo/
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  • Rhymes: -ojo
  • Syllabification: fo‧jo

Noun

fojo (accusative singular fojon, plural fojoj, accusative plural fojojn)

  1. time, occasion
    Vi povas memori fojon kiam vi timegiĝis, ĉu ne?
    You can recall an occasion when you were very frightened, can’t you?

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ido: foyo

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *foveus, from fovea.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -oʒu
  • Hyphenation: fo‧jo

Noun

fojo m (plural fojos)

  1. pitfall (trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground)
  2. cave
  3. pit that opens in mines, to store water (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  4. place of refuge; haven, shelter
  5. water and mud drainage (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  6. very deep place in a river (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

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