befa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɛ.fə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɛ.fa]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian beffa (“prank”).

Noun

befa f (plural befes)

1. jeer, taunt

Derived terms

• befar

Further reading

• “befa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology 2

Verb

befa

1. inflection of befar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

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Noun

befa f (plural befas)

1. jeering

Adjective

befa f

1. feminine singular of befo

Further reading

• “befa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10