fogata

/foˈɡata/ · B2 · noun · f

bonfire

🔥🏕️ fogata = fogo/fuego (fire) + -ata, a big fire gathering

Fogata comes from Italian focata, from Latin focus meaning hearth or fire. English 'focus' is the same Latin word. A fogata is a fire built outdoors, and the explosive sense (fougasse) is a buried charge that bursts out like a flame.

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