porfa

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Spanish

Etymology

A contraction of por favor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoɾfa/ [ˈpoɾ.fa]

Adverb

porfa

  1. (informal) please

See also


Welsh

Etymology

From pori (to eat grass, graze, browse, feed) +‎ -fa.

Noun

porfa m (plural porfeydd or porfaoedd or porfau)

  1. pasture, piece of ground for grazing; grass, herbage

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
porfa borfa mhorfa phorfa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “porfa”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies