foco

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔko/, [ˈfɔː.ko]
• Hyphenation: fò‧co

foco m (plural fochi)

1. Archaic form of fuoco.

focō

1. dative singular of focus
2. ablative singular of focus

• foco in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Borrowed from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate of fogo (“fire”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ku/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.ko/

foco m (plural focos)

1. (optics) focus (point at which rays of light converge)
2. (geometry) focus (point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge)
3. (photography) focus (convergence of light on the photographic medium)
4. (epidemiology) the source of transmission of a disease
5. focus (concentration of attention)
6. objective; intent
7. headquarters
8. (regional) lamp

• (in optics): ponto de convergência
• (concentration of attention): concentração, atenção
• (objective): see Thesaurus:objetivo
• (headquarters): centro, sede
• (lamp): lâmpada

foco

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of focar

Borrowed from Latin focus. Compare the inherited doublet fuego.

foco m (plural focos)

1. focus
2. spotlight
3. headlight
4. light bulb (see this term for Spanish regional synonyms)

• enfoque
• enfocar