fuoco

fire

noun FWOH-koh Less Common

Origin: from Latin focus

Also means

focus

Usage Note

Fuoco is masculine with the irregular plural fuochi (the -co/-chi shift). It means fire, a stove burner (mettere sul fuoco), and the photographic 'focus' (mettere a fuoco). The phrase fuochi d'artificio means 'fireworks', and al fuoco! is the cry of 'fire!'.

Examples

"Il fuoco scalda la stanza."

Natural Translation

The fire warms the room.

Literal Translation

The fire warms the room.

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