🇪🇸 Spanish

hoguera

feminine

la hoguera

bonfire

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hoguera
/la oˈɡeɾa/
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How do you say hoguera in Spanish?

IPA
/la oˈɡeɾa/

How do you pronounce hoguera in Spanish?

hoguera is pronounced /la oˈɡeɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La hoguera grande iluminaba toda la plaza del pueblo durante la noche de San Juan.

The big bonfire lit up the entire town square during the night of San Juan.

Nuestra hoguera tradicional atraía a muchas personas que querían celebrar juntas alrededor del fuego.

Our traditional bonfire attracted many people who wanted to celebrate together around the fire.

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Why is it feminine?

Hoguera (bonfire) is feminine because it derives from Latin "focaria," a feminine noun meaning "fireplace" or "hearth," which retained its feminine gender through Spanish's evolution from Latin. The -a ending is a typical marker of feminine gender in Spanish, inherited from Latin first declension feminine nouns.

What is the Spanish word for bonfire?

The Spanish word for bonfire is la hoguera — feminine.

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