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fogón

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See also: fogon

Spanish

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Etymology

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Related to fuego, and possibly ultimately from a Vulgar Latin *focone, from focus, perhaps through Catalan fogó or through a Mozarabic intermediary, as it was attested relatively late and preserved the initial -f- as opposed to -h- (compare hogar, hoguera, hogaza, etc.).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /foˈɡon/ [foˈɣ̞õn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: fo‧gón

Noun

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fogón m (plural fogones)

  1. fireplace
  2. stove, range
  3. (nautical) galley, cuddy, caboose
  4. vent (as of a firearm)
  5. (rail transport) firebox, engine furnace

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “fogón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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