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Portuguese
Etymology
Perhaps from Kimbundu kifofo.
Pronunciation
Noun
cafofo m (plural cafofos)
- pit, hole
- Synonyms: buraco, cova
- hideout
- Synonym: esconderijo
- (historical) place where slaves were kept before being sold
- (Brazil, endearing) home, especially a small and modest but cozy habitation
- (Brazil) swampy land that exhales a bad odor because it contains putrefying organic matter
- (Brazil) a hole that is used to store illegal objects in prisons
- (Brazil) a hole serving as a foundation of a building
- (Brazil) latrine
- Synonyms: latrina, cafoto
Noun
cafofo m (plural cafofos, feminine cafofa, feminine plural cafofas)
- (Angola) someone who does not see well
- Synonyms: cegueta, pitosga