chufar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese chufar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin sufilare, from Latin sibilare (“to whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈfaɾ/

Verb

chufar (first-person singular present chufo, first-person singular preterite chufei, past participle chufado)

1. (transitive) to flatter

   Synonym: gabar

2. (intransitive) to boast, to brag

   Chufa, carracha, que vas prá sacha!

   Brag, weed, you're going to the hoe!

   (idiom)

   Synonym: alardear

3. (transitive) to scorn

   Synonyms: escarnecer, escarnir

4. (pronominal) to make fun of, to scoff

   Synonym: burlar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chufar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chufar
Personal	chufar	chufares	chufar	chufarmos	chufardes	chufaren
Gerund
	chufando
Past participle
Masculine	chufado			chufados
Feminine	chufada			chufadas
Indicative
Present	chufo	chufas	chufa	chufamos	chufades	chufan
Imperfect	chufaba	chufabas	chufaba	chufabamos	chufabades	chufaban
Preterite	chufei	chufaches	chufou	chufamos	chufastes	chufaron
Pluperfect	chufara	chufaras	chufara	chufaramos	chufarades	chufaran
Future	chufarei	chufarás	chufará	chufaremos	chufaredes	chufarán
Conditional	chufaría	chufarías	chufaría	chufariamos	chufariades	chufarían
Subjunctive
Present	chufe	chufes	chufe	chufemos	chufedes	chufen
Imperfect	chufase	chufases	chufase	chufásemos	chufásedes	chufasen
Future	chufar	chufares	chufar	chufarmos	chufardes	chufaren
Imperative
Affirmative		chufa	chufe	chufemos	chufade	chufen
Negative (non)		non chufes	non chufe	non chufemos	non chufedes	non chufen

    Reintegrated conjugation of chufar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chufar
Personal	chufar	chufares	chufar	chufarmos	chufardes	chufarem
Gerund
	chufando
Past participle
Masculine	chufado			chufados
Feminine	chufada			chufadas
Indicative
Present	chufo	chufas	chufa	chufamos	chufades, chufais	chufam
Imperfect	chufava	chufavas	chufava	chufávamos	chufávades, chufáveis, chufávais1	chufavam
Preterite	chufei	chufaste, chufache1	chufou	chufamos	chufastes	chufárom, chufaram
Pluperfect	chufara	chufaras	chufara	chufáramos	chufárades, chufáreis, chufárais1	chufaram
Future	chufarei	chufarás	chufará	chufaremos	chufaredes, chufareis	chufarám, chufarão
Conditional	chufaria	chufarias	chufaria	chufaríamos	chufaríades, chufaríeis, chufaríais1	chufariam
Subjunctive
Present	chufe	chufes	chufe	chufemos	chufedes, chufeis	chufem
Imperfect	chufasse	chufasses	chufasse	chufássemos	chufássedes, chufásseis	chufassem
Future	chufar	chufares	chufar	chufarmos	chufardes	chufarem
Imperative
Affirmative		chufa	chufe	chufemos	chufade, chufai	chufem
Negative (nom)		nom chufes	nom chufe	nom chufemos	nom chufedes, nom chufeis	nom chufem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• chufa
• chufador

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “chufar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chuf”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “chufar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “chufar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “chufar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “chufar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “chufar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin sufilāre, from Latin sibilāre. By surface analysis, chufa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfa(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈfa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfa(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈfa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfa(ʁ)/ [ʃuˈfa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈfaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈfa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: chu‧far

Verb

chufar (first-person singular present chufo, first-person singular preterite chufei, past participle chufado)

1. (transitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
2. (intransitive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chufar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chufar
Personal	chufar	chufares	chufar	chufarmos	chufardes	chufarem
Gerund
	chufando
Past participle
Masculine	chufado			chufados
Feminine	chufada			chufadas
Indicative
Present	chufo	chufas	chufa	chufamos	chufais	chufam
Imperfect	chufava	chufavas	chufava	chufávamos	chufáveis	chufavam
Preterite	chufei	chufaste	chufou	chufamos1, chufámos2	chufastes	chufaram
Pluperfect	chufara	chufaras	chufara	chufáramos	chufáreis	chufaram
Future	chufarei	chufarás	chufará	chufaremos	chufareis	chufarão
Conditional	chufaria	chufarias	chufaria	chufaríamos	chufaríeis	chufariam
Subjunctive
Present	chufe	chufes	chufe	chufemos	chufeis	chufem
Imperfect	chufasse	chufasses	chufasse	chufássemos	chufásseis	chufassem
Future	chufar	chufares	chufar	chufarmos	chufardes	chufarem
Imperative
Affirmative		chufa	chufe	chufemos	chufai	chufem
Negative (não)		não chufes	não chufe	não chufemos	não chufeis	não chufem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “chufar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “chufar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “chufar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “chufar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “chufar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “chufar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From chuflar. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈfaɾ/ [t͡ʃuˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: chu‧far

Verb

chufar (first-person singular present chufo, first-person singular preterite chufé, past participle chufado)

1. to make fun of
2. (intransitive) to scoff

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chufar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			chufar
gerund			chufando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		chufado		chufada
		plural		chufados		chufadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chufo	chufastú chufásvos	chufa	chufamos	chufáis	chufan
	imperfect	chufaba	chufabas	chufaba	chufábamos	chufabais	chufaban
	preterite	chufé	chufaste	chufó	chufamos	chufasteis	chufaron
	future	chufaré	chufarás	chufará	chufaremos	chufaréis	chufarán
	conditional	chufaría	chufarías	chufaría	chufaríamos	chufaríais	chufarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	chufe	chufestú chufésvos2	chufe	chufemos	chuféis	chufen
	imperfect (ra)	chufara	chufaras	chufara	chufáramos	chufarais	chufaran
	imperfect (se)	chufase	chufases	chufase	chufásemos	chufaseis	chufasen
	future1	chufare	chufares	chufare	chufáremos	chufareis	chufaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		chufatú chufávos	chufe	chufemos	chufad	chufen
	negative		no chufes	no chufe	no chufemos	no chuféis	no chufen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Related terms

• chufa
• enchufar

 

Further reading

• “chufar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16