bofe

== English == === Determiner === bofe Pronunciation spelling of both. === Anagrams === Febo, befo, befo' == Galician == === Etymology === Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish bofe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbofe̝/ === Noun === bofe m (plural bofes) lung (of an animal) Synonyms: boche, livián, pulmón (informal) lung (of a person) Synonym: pulmón ==== Related terms ==== bofetada === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “bofe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “bofe”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bofe”, 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), “bofe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bofe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔfi Hyphenation: bo‧fe === Etymology 1 === From Spanish bofe (“lung”). ==== Noun ==== bofe m (plural bofes) (informal, usually in the plural) lung, bellows Synonym: pulmão For quotations using this term, see Citations:bofe. (usually in the plural) offal (animal's organs as food) Synonym: fressura (Brazil, informal, derogatory) ugly person (Brazil, informal, derogatory) old prostitute (Brazil, gay slang) man, guy ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== bofe inflection of bofar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === References === “bofe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bofe”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “bofe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “bofe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “bofe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbofe/ [ˈbo.fe] Rhymes: -ofe Syllabification: bo‧fe === Noun === bofe m (plural bofes) lung (of animals) lung (food) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “bofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025