abafante

== Galician == === Etymology === From abafar (“to steam; to suffocate”) +‎ -ante. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abaˈfante/ [a.β̞aˈfan̪.t̪ɪ] Rhymes: -ante Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fan‧te === Adjective === abafante m or f (plural abafantes) smothery, stifling Synonyms: asfixiante, atafegante, sufocante === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abafante”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abafante”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abafante”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN “abafante”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “abafante”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧ba‧fan‧te === Adjective === abafante m or f (plural abafantes) smothery, stifling === Further reading === “abafante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “abafante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026