touffe

See also: touffé

French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *topp (“tuft”). Akin to toupet and modern German Zopf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuf/

• Audio:

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Noun

touffe f (plural touffes)

1. tuft, clump, bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base

   des touffes d’herbe ― tufts of grass

2. (informal) female mons pubis

   Je m’affole devant ces cuissardes et cette mini-jupe ras la touffe.

   I'm crazy about those thigh-high boots and that miniskirt that barely covers her muff.

Derived terms

• touffer
• touffu

Verb

touffe

1. inflection of touffer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “touffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.