foca
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɔ.kɐ/
foca is spelled F-O-C-A (4 letters) and appears 7.9 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,736th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Foca is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “earless seal (any seal in the family Phocidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of focar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mamífero carnívoro das regiões polares”.
What does foca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineearless seal (any seal in the family Phocidae)
Olha uma foca toda feliz, com uma bola no seu nariz!
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculinea journalist at the start of his/her career
- 2
femininemasculinean avaricious individual
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que foda
noun: 1. mamífero carnívoro das regiões polares
noun: 1. repórter ou jornalista iniciante na profissão 2. indivíduo avaro
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of foca
- focas plural
- phoca alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce foca?
- Brazil /ˈfɔ.kɐ/
- Portugal /ˈfɔ.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
foca appears 7.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).