bofia

See also: bòfia and bófia

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese bófia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbofja/ [ˈbo.fja]
• Rhymes: -ofja
• Syllabification: bo‧fia

Noun

bofia f (uncountable)

1. (Cheli) police (law enforcement organization)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:policía

Further reading

• “bofia”, 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