Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Catalan fogaça, from Late Latin focācium (via its plural focācia), derived from Latin focus (hearth).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

fogassa f (plural fogasses)

  1. boule (a round loaf of bread)
  2. (Valencia) a type of sweet bun
    Synonyms: tonya, mona, pa socarrat
  3. (Balearic) a round of cheese

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • “fogassa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading edit