rufião

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.fiˈɐ̃w̃/ [hu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/ [huˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.fiˈɐ̃w̃/ [hu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/ [huˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁu.fiˈɐ̃w̃/ [χu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/ [χuˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: ru‧fi‧ão

Noun

rufião m (plural rufiães or rufiões, feminine rufiona, feminine plural rufionas)

1. pimp (person who lives off prostitutes)

   Synonyms: cafetão, rufia

2. brawler, troublemaker (a disorderly individual or one who frequently gets into fights)

Derived terms

adjectives

• arrufianado

 

nouns

• rufia m or f by sense

 

Further reading

• “rufião”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “rufião”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024