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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَفِيه (safīh, “foolish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθafjo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsafjo/
- Rhymes: -afjo
- Syllabification: za‧fio
Adjective
zafio (feminine zafia, masculine plural zafios, feminine plural zafias)
- coarse; crude; crass
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