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Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈfo/
- Hyphenation: tu‧fo
Noun
tufó f
- spit; spittle
Declension
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| predicative
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| subjective
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| genitive
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “tufo”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from French touffe, of Germanic origin; compare German Zopf (“plait”), Yiddish צאָפּ (tsop, “braid”), English top.
Pronunciation
Noun
tufo (accusative singular tufon, plural tufoj, accusative plural tufojn)
- tuft
Galician
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin tūfus, from tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos).
Pronunciation
Noun
tufo m (plural tufos)
- foul odor, stench
Etymology 2
From Vulgar Latin *tofa, from tōfus.
Pronunciation
Noun
tufo m (plural tufos)
- (geology) tuff
Etymology 3
Probably from French or Old French touffe, this either from Late Latin tufus, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz (whence English tuft), or from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz. Cognate with Spanish tojino.
Pronunciation
Noun
tufo m (plural tufos)
- punch (tool) used by blacksmiths to bore the wooden shafts of axes, etcetera
- extreme of the axle that inserts into the wheel
- spigot
Derived terms
Noun
tufo m (plural tufos)
- flock of wool
- small piece of cloth attached to a main one
References
- Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tufo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tufo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- “tufo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “tufo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “tufo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tufo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “toba”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tufo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “tojino”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tōfus, from Oscan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtu.fo/
- Rhymes: -ufo
- Hyphenation: tù‧fo
Noun
tufo m (plural tufi)
- tuff
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From French touffe.
Pronunciation
Noun
tufo m (plural tufos)
- tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)
Further reading
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtufo/
- Rhymes: -ufo
- Syllabification: tu‧fo
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin tufus, from Late Latin typhus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos).
Noun
tufo m (plural tufos)
- foul odor, stench
- Synonyms: olor, hedor
- bad breath
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French touffe.
Noun
tufo m (plural tufos)
- tuft, wisp (of hair)
Further reading