mofino

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
  • Hyphenation: mo‧fi‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish mohíno, from Andalusian Arabic مُهِين (muhīn), from Arabic مَهِين (mahīn).

Adjective

mofino (feminine mofina, masculine plural mofinos, feminine plural mofinas)

  1. stingy; narrow-minded
  2. scarce
  3. shy
  4. unhappy; baleful; sad
  5. cranky; sick
  6. turbulent
  7. (Northeast Brazil, derogatory) weak
  8. (Northeast Brazil, derogatory, of a man) effeminate

Noun

mofino m (plural mofinos, feminine mofina, feminine plural mofinas)

  1. unhappy, petty, or narrow-minded individual

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Kabuverdianu mufine.

Adjective

mofino (feminine mofina, masculine plural mofinos, feminine plural mofinas)

  1. weak of character; coward

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