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English
Determiner
bofe
- Pronunciation spelling of both.
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish bofe.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
bofe m (plural bofes)
- lung (of an animal)
- Synonyms: boche, livián, pulmón
- (informal) lung (of a person)
- Synonym: pulmón
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bofe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bofe”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bofe”, 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), “bofe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bofe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔfi
- Hyphenation: bo‧fe
Etymology 1
From Spanish bofe (“lung”).
Noun
bofe m (plural bofes)
- (informal, usually in the plural) lung, bellows
- Synonym: pulmão
- (usually in the plural) offal (animal's organs as food)
- Synonym: fressura
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) ugly person
- (Brazil, informal, derogatory) old prostitute
- (Brazil, gay slang) man, guy
2013 May 1, Evandro Santo, O melhor do pior, Matrix Editora, →ISBN:Empresário, publicitário, cantor... sei lá mais o quê, mas o bofe tem "aqué" (dinheiro, na gíria gay)!- Businessman, advertiser, singer... I don't know what else, but the guy's got "aqué" (gay slang for money)!
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bofe
- inflection of bofar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
References
- “bofe”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “bofe”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “bofe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “bofe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “bofe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbofe/
- Rhymes: -ofe
- Syllabification: bo‧fe
Noun
bofe m (plural bofes)
- lung (of animals)
- lung (food)
Further reading