fogaréu
Portuguese, noun/fo.ɡaˈɾɛw/
fogaréu is spelled F-O-G-A-R-É-U (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,935th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fogaréu is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bonfire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “substância inflamável que se acende para iluminar”.
What does fogaréu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebonfire
- 2
masculinecresset
- 3
masculinean architectural ornament in the form of a flickering flame
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. substância inflamável que se acende para iluminar 2. espécie de tigela ou concha com haste com que se acendem materiais oleosos e inflamáveis 3. fogo-fátuo 4. ornamento de pedra que no final possui uma imitação de chama
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 fogaréu
- fogaréus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fogaréu?
- Brazil /fo.ɡaˈɾɛw/
- Brazil [fo.ɡaˈɾɛʊ̯]
- Portugal /fu.ɡɐˈɾɛw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fogaréu in Portuguese?
fogaréu appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).