Pronunciation: ˌ l ō -k ə - ' f ō -( ˌ )k ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -focos
Etymology: locofoco, a kind of friction match, probably from 1 loco motive + Italian fuoco, foco fire, from Latin focus hearth
Date: 1835
1 : a member of a radical group of New York Democrats organized in 1835 in opposition to the regular party organization
2 : DEMOCRAT 2