chufar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese chufar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin sufilare, from Latin sibilare (“to whistle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈfaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to flatter

   Synonym: gabar

2. (intransitive) to boast, to brag

   Chufa, carracha, que vas prá sacha!

   Brag, weed, you're going to the hoe!

   (idiom)

   Synonym: alardear

3. (transitive) to scorn

   Synonyms: escarnecer, escarnir

4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to make fun of, to scoff

   Synonym: burlar

Derived terms

• chufa
• chufador

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “chuf”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “chufar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃuˈfaɾ/ [t͡ʃuˈfaɾ]
• Hyphenation: chu‧far

Verb

1. to make fun of
2. to scoff

Related terms

• chufa
• enchufar