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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan fòvia, from Latin fovea. Doublet of fòvea.
Pronunciation
Noun
foia f (plural foies)
- (archaic) hole
- (geology) depression, basin
- Synonym: clotada
Further reading
- “foia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “foia” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chibcha
Pronunciation
Noun
foia
- Alternative form of boi
References
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
foia m (plural foias)
- glutton (one who eats voraciously)
- hole where wood is burnt to produce charcoal
- Synonym: froia
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin furia (“frenzy”). Doublet of furia, which was borrowed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔ.ja/
- Rhymes: -ɔja
- Hyphenation: fò‧ia
Noun
foia f (plural foie)
- rut, heat (in animals)
- lust (in people)
Further reading
- foia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
foia
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of foi