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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French coiffer.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈfja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈfja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ko.fiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈfja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈfja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.fiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈfja(ɻ)/
Verb
cofiar (first-person singular present cofio, first-person singular preterite cofiei, past participle cofiado)
- to stroke, smooth (hair, beard etc)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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