bofe

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See also: BofE

English

Determiner

bofe

  1. Pronunciation spelling of both.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish bofe.

Pronunciation

Noun

bofe m (plural bofes)

  1. lung (of an animal)
    Synonyms: boche, livián, pulmón
  2. (informal) lung (of a person)
    Synonym: pulmón

Related terms

References

  • “bofe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “bofe” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “bofe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “bofe” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “bofe” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “bofe”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: bo‧fe

Etymology 1

From Spanish bofe (“lung”).

Noun

bofe m (plural bofes)

  1. (informal, usually in the plural) lung, bellows
    Synonym: pulmão
  2. (usually in the plural) offal (animal’s organs as food)
    Synonym: fressura
  3. (Brazil, derogatory) ugly person
  4. (Brazil, derogatory) old prostitute
  5. (Brazil, gay slang) man
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bofe

  1. inflection of bofar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:bofe.

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbofe/
  • Rhymes: -ofe
  • Syllabification: bo‧fe

Noun

bofe m (plural bofes)

  1. lung (of animals)
  2. lung (food)

Further reading

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