cafofo

Portuguese

Etymology

Perhaps from Kimbundu kifofo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfo.fu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfo.fu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfo.fo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfo.fu/

• Hyphenation: ca‧fo‧fo

Noun

cafofo m (plural cafofos)

1. pit, hole

   Synonyms: buraco, cova

2. hideout

   Synonym: esconderijo

3. (historical) place where slaves were kept before being sold
4. (Brazil, endearing) home, especially a small and modest but cozy habitation
5. (Brazil) swampy land that exhales a bad odor because it contains putrefying organic matter
6. (Brazil) a hole that is used to store illegal objects in prisons
7. (Brazil) a hole serving as a foundation of a building
8. (Brazil) latrine

   Synonyms: latrina, cafoto

Noun

cafofo m (plural cafofos, feminine cafofa, feminine plural cafofas)

1. (Angola) someone who does not see well

   Synonyms: cegueta, pitosga