afouto

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably from Latin fautus; less likely, a back-formation from afoutar, from Latin īnfatuāre (infatuate). Cognate with Portuguese afoito and Old Spanish enfoto.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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afouto (feminine afouta, masculine plural afoutos, feminine plural afoutas)

  1. self-confident, ready
    Synonym: enfouto
  2. bold, brave, courageous
    Synonyms: ardido, arriscado, atufado, enfouto, valente
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “hoto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos