barrufet

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps a metathesis of rebufet, from rebuf (“gust of wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bə.ruˈfɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bə.ruˈfət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ba.ruˈfet]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

barrufet m (plural barrufets)

1. (mythology) a Catalan sprite of the wind
2. (comics, fiction) smurf

Derived terms

• barruf
• barrufar

Further reading

• “barrufet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007