Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French fois, ultimately from Latin vicis. Doublet of vico.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈfojo]
  • Audio:
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -ojo
  • Hyphenation: fo‧jo

Noun edit

fojo (accusative singular fojon, plural fojoj, accusative plural fojojn)

  1. time, occasion
    Vi povas memori fojon kiam vi timegiĝis, ĉu ne?
    You can recall an occasion when you were very frightened, can’t you?

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Ido: foyo

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin *foveus, from fovea.

Pronunciation edit

  • Rhymes: -oʒu
  • Hyphenation: fo‧jo

Noun edit

fojo m (plural fojos)

  1. deep pit with hidden opening, to catch ferocious animals (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
    1. trap similar to this pit made to capture the enemy in time of war (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  2. cave
  3. pit that opens in mines, to store water (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  4. place of refuge (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  5. water and mud drainage (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  6. very deep place in a river (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)