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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁu.fiˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁu.fiˈɐ̃w̃/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: ru‧fi‧ão
Noun
rufião m (plural rufiães or rufiões, feminine rufiona, feminine plural rufionas)
- pimp (person who lives off prostitutes)
- Synonyms: cafetão, rufia
- brawler, troublemaker (a disorderly individual or one who frequently gets into fights)
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