bofetada

Portuguese

Noun

bofetada f (plural s)

1. a slap or blow

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish bofete, to bofar (“to blow”), which is imitative. Probably related to English buffet and buffoon.

Noun

bofetada f (plural bofetadas)

1. a slap in the face

   Synonym: cachetada

Derived terms

• abofetear

References

• “bofetada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014