What does foca in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word foca in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use foca in Portuguese.

The word foca in Portuguese means seal, foca, foca, foca-comum, foca da Groenlândia, filhote de foca, pele de foca, pele de foca, de pele de foca. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word foca

seal

substantivo feminino

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foca

noun (animal: marine mammal)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
As focas comem principalmente peixe.
Seals mainly eat fish.

foca

noun (dated (on-the-ground reporter) (repórter)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

foca-comum

noun (sea mammal)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
She no longer enjoyed watching the annual slaughter of harbor seals.

foca da Groenlândia

noun (furry Arctic mammal) (mamífero peludo do Ártico)

Harp seals can be found in the Arctic and northern Atlantic Oceans.

filhote de foca

noun (young seal)

The pup is still nursing and not ready to be reintroduced to the wild.

pele de foca

noun (fur or skin of a seal)

Este casaco é mesmo feito de pele de foca?
Is this coat really made of seal?

pele de foca

noun (pelt of a seal)

de pele de foca

noun as adjective (made from seal pelt)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)

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