lufa-lufa

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Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Noun

lufa-lufa f (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) bustle
    Synonym: azáfama
    • 1888, Eça de Queiroz, “III”, in Os Maias, page 79:
      O abbade gostava do progresso... Achava até necessario o progresso. Mas parecia-lhe que se queria fazer tudo a lufa-lufa... O paiz não estava para essas invenções; o que precisava eram boas estradinhas... – E economia! disse o Villaça, []
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