chafé

See also: chafe

Portuguese

Etymology

Blend of chá (“tea”) +‎ café (“coffee”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈfɛ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈfɛ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈfɛ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈfɛ/

• Hyphenation: cha‧fé

Noun

chafé m (plural chafés)

1. (uncountable, Brazil, informal) especially weak coffee
   • 1977, Gilberto Gil (lyrics and music), “Sandra”, in Refavela, Phonogram:

     Salete fez chafé, que é um chá de café que eu gosto / E naquela semana tomar chafé foi um vício

     Salete made weak coffee, which is a tea made of coffee that I like / And that week drinking weak coffee was addictive

2. (countable, Brazil, informal) a serving of especially weak coffee

Further reading

• “chafé”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025

Spanish

Verb

chafé

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of chafar