foca

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin phōca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfo.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfo.ka] === Noun === foca f (plural foques) earless seal Synonyms: llop marí m, llop de mar m, vell marí, serena (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “foca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔka/ [ˈfɔ.kɐ] Rhymes: -ɔka === Etymology 1 === From foco (“hollow”). ==== Noun ==== foca f (plural focas) hole, piercing (Can we add an example for this sense?) c. 1780, Anonymous, Cincuenta décimas contra Cernadas: === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from Latin phōca f, from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē). ==== Noun ==== foca f (plural focas) (mammals) seal (Can we add an example for this sense?) === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “foca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “foca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “foca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Inherited from Latin phōca f, from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē). Compare French phoque m. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.ka/ Rhymes: -ɔka Hyphenation: fò‧ca === Noun === foca f (plural foche) (mammals) seal Synonym: vecchio marino m (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Derived terms ==== foca monaca f fochiera f === Further reading === foca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔkɐ Hyphenation: fo‧ca === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin phōca f, from Ancient Greek φώκη f (phṓkē). ==== Alternative forms ==== phoca (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== foca f (plural focas) earless seal (any seal in the family Phocidae) Hypernym: pinípede Coordinate terms: otária, morsa ===== Usage notes ===== The gender of this Portuguese zoonym is always feminine: when the gender of the being itself must be specified, foca-macho for male and foca-fêmea for female. Here, macho is treated as an undeclinable noun and doesn't necessarily need to agree in gender with the referent, but would change to macha if so. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== foca m or f by sense (plural focas) (Brazil, journalism) a journalist at the start of his/her career an avaricious individual (Can we add an example for this sense?) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== foca inflection of focar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “foca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “foca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “foca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “foca”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈfoka] === Noun === foca f definite nominative/accusative singular of focă (Can we add an example for this sense?) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin phōca, from Ancient Greek φώκη (phṓkē). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoka/ [ˈfo.ka] Rhymes: -oka Syllabification: fo‧ca === Noun === foca f (plural focas) seal (animal belonging to the parvorder Pinnipedia of semi-aquatic marine mammals) Synonyms: lobo marino, lobo del mar (colloquial) whale (fat person) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “foca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “foca”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN == Tetelcingo Nahuatl == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish foca. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === === Noun === foca (plural focas) seal (animal)