foyer

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foyer

/ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/ Canada, UK
/ˈfɔɪ.ɚ/ US
/ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/ US, also
/fɔɪˈeɪ/ US
/ˈfoɪ.ə/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɔɪ.ə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French foyer (“hearth, lobby”), in turn from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin focārius, from Latin focus (“hearth”). Cognate with Spanish hogar (“home”).

noun foyers

Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc. We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.
Similar: entrance hall
Such a space in a residence (house or apartment). Near-synonym: vestibule
Similar: vestibule
The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
UK A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: anteroom, hall, lobby, antechamber, vestibule, entrance hall, hallway, doorstep, downstairs, parlor, dorm, dormitory, salon, house, hostel, shelter

Translations

Every language

noun lobby, corridor, or waiting room

Español	zaguán, foyer, vestíbulo
日本語	玄関 genkan
中文	門廳 /门厅 méntīng, 休息室 xiūxishì
Português	saguão
Français	foyer
Deutsch	Foyer
Italiano	ridotto, foyer
Ελληνικά	φουαγιέ fouagié
Русский	фойе́ fojjé
العربية	بَهْو bahw
עברית	פואייה /פוּאָיֶה fuayé, מְבוֹאָה m'vo'á

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@misc{foyer_2026,
  title = {foyer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foyer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}