foca
Spanish, noun/ˈfoka/
foca is spelled F-O-C-A (4 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,332nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Foca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “seal (animal belonging to the Pinnipedia parvorder of semi-aquatic marine mammals)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre genérico para diversos mamíferos pinnípedos marinos, en particular para aquellos de la familia Fócidos…”.
What does foca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseal (animal belonging to the Pinnipedia parvorder of semi-aquatic marine mammals)
- 2
feminineseal skin
- 3
colloquialfemininewhale (fat person)
Sigue comiendo así y te vas a poner como una foca.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre genérico para diversos mamíferos pinnípedos marinos, en particular para aquellos de la familia Fócidos (Phocidae), adaptados a vivir en medios acuáticos la mayor parte del tiempo. Tienen cuerpos alargados y fusiformes, adaptados a la natación; las extremidades anteriores son cortas y aplanadas, mejor preparadas para su uso como aletas que para el desplazamiento en tierra. 2. Olor desagradable.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of foca
- focas plural
- phoca alternative Early Modern
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce foca?
- /ˈfoka/
- [ˈfo.ka]
- [ˈfoka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to foca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is foca in Spanish?
foca appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).