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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈfɔ.ki/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈfɔ.ki/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈfɔ.ki/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈfɔ.ki/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈfɔ.ke/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈfɔ.ke/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from enfocar.
Noun
enfoque m (plural enfoques)
- focus (concentration of attention)
- Synonyms: foco, focagem
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
enfoque
- inflection of enfocar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enˈfoke/
- Rhymes: -oke
- Syllabification: en‧fo‧que
Etymology 1
Deverbal from enfocar.
Noun
enfoque m (plural enfoques)
- focus (action and effect of focusing)
- Synonym: foco
- approach
- Synonym: acercamiento
- un enfoque holístico ― a holistic approach
- un nuevo enfoque ― a new approach
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
enfoque
- inflection of enfocar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading