muquifo

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly of Kimbundu origin, but uncertain.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈki.fu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈki.fu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈki.fo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈki.fu/

• Rhymes: -ifu
• Hyphenation: mu‧qui‧fo

Noun

muquifo m (plural muquifos)

1. (Brazil, informal) a precarious habitation

Further reading

• “muquifo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “muquifo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “muquifo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026