focar

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focar

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From foc + -ar or possibly Vulgar Latin *focārium, nominalization of the Late Latin adjective focārius, from Latin focus. Compare French foyer, from which the modern senses of the word were derived.

noun focare · focar · focarul · focarele

neuter focus
neuter focus
archaic, neuter pyre
Similar: rug
archaic, figuratively, neuter calamity, disaster, misfortune
Similar: calamitate, nenorocire
figuratively, neuter hotbed
figuratively, neuter focus, center
neuter furnace, hearth heating chamber
neuter firebox

noun focari · focar · focarul · focarii

archaic, common, masculine stoker, fireman
Similar: fochist

In English

fireplace open hearth
focal point (optics) a focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge
stoker person who stokes

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@misc{focar_2026,
  title = {focar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/focar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}