puf

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏf

Noun

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puf m (plural puffen, diminutive pufje n)

  1. (uncountable) wish; desire
  2. (Suriname) a flatus, a fart
    Wie heeft een puf gezakt?Who let one rip?

Verb

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puf

  1. inflection of puffen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Italian

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Noun

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puf m (invariable)

  1. (furniture) beanbag
  2. (furniture) pouf (low cushioned seat with no back;padded footstool)

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English pyf, imitative.

Noun

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puf (plural puffes)

  1. puff

Descendants

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  • English: puff
  • Yola: piff

References

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French pouf.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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puf m inan

  1. pouf (padded footstool)

Declension

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Interjection

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puf

  1. poof! (deflating object or a magical disappearance)

Further reading

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  • puf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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From a Slavic language, compare puh.

Noun

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puf n (plural pufuri)

  1. (uncountable) down (of feather)
  2. (uncountable) peachfuzz (soft beard)
  3. (uncountable) soft hair of some animals
  4. (uncountable) fruit fuzz
  5. (countable) powder puff

Declension

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Spanish

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Interjection

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puf

  1. poof!

Noun

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puf m (plural pufs)

  1. pouf (furniture)

Further reading

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Volapük

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Noun

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puf (nominative plural pufs)

  1. louse

Declension

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