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Galician
Etymology
Probably from Latin fautus; less likely, a back-formation from afoutar, from Latin īnfatuāre (“infatuate”). Cognate with Portuguese afoito and Old Spanish enfoto.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
afouto (feminine afouta, masculine plural afoutos, feminine plural afoutas)
- self-confident, ready
- Synonym: enfouto
- bold, brave, courageous
- Synonyms: ardido, arriscado, atufado, enfouto, valente
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “afouto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “afouto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afouto”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN