fojo
Portuguese, noun/ˈfo.ʒu/
fojo is spelled F-O-J-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese, the 127,225th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fojo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “pitfall (trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cova, gruta”.
What does fojo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepitfall (trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground)
- 2
masculinecave
- 3
masculinepit that opens in mines, to store water
- 4
masculinehaven, shelter (place of refuge)
- 5
masculinewater and mud drainage
- 6
masculinevery deep place in a river
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. cova, gruta 2. cova, armadilha para caçar animais 3. lugar profundo
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 fojo
- fojos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fojo?
- Brazil /ˈfo.ʒu/
- Portugal /ˈfo.ʒu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fojo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fojo in Portuguese?
fojo appears about once in every 18 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).