marafona

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Portuguese

A Monsanto marafona

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْأَة هَيْنَة (marʔa hayna, literally “deceiving woman”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧fo‧na

Noun

marafona f (plural marafonas)

  1. rag doll
  2. (by extension) ugly woman
  3. man dressed in woman’s clothing during Carnival
  4. prostitute

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