fojo

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fois, ultimately from Latin vicis. Doublet of vico.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfojo]
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  • Rhymes: -ojo
  • Hyphenation: fo‧jo

Noun

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fojo (accusative singular fojon, plural fojoj, accusative plural fojojn)

  1. time, occasion
    Vi povas memori fojon kiam vi timegiĝis, ĉu ne?
    You can recall an occasion when you were very frightened, can’t you?

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Ido: foyo

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin *foveus, from fovea.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oʒu
  • Hyphenation: fo‧jo

Noun

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fojo m (plural fojos)

  1. pitfall (trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground)
  2. cave
  3. pit that opens in mines, to store water (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  4. place of refuge (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  5. water and mud drainage (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  6. very deep place in a river (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)