cafife

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kafife.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfi.fi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfi.fi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfi.fe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfi.fɨ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧fi‧fe

Noun

cafife m (plural cafifes)

1. (Brazil, informal) persistent misfortune; constant lack of success; a series of disappointments

   Synonym: cafifa

2. (Brazil, informal) uneasiness; dejection; depression

Related terms

• cafifa
• cafifar
• cafifento
• cafifismo

Further reading

• “cafife”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “cafife”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025