taff

== English == === Etymology === Shortened from Taffy, from Dafydd, with the change of /d/ to /t/ perhaps influenced by the river name Taff. All of Welsh origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæf/ Rhymes: -æf Homophones: Taff, -taph === Noun === taff (plural taffs) (slang) A Welshman. === Anagrams === FATF, FTFA == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taf/ Rhymes: -af === Noun === taff m (plural taffs) (slang) alternative form of taf . == German == === Alternative forms === tough === Etymology === Borrowed from English tough. Perhaps influenced by older toff (“good, cool, well-dressed”), from Yiddish טובֿ (tof), from Hebrew טוֹב (tov, “good”). Compare Dutch tof and English toff. Doublet of zäh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taf/ === Adjective === taff (strong nominative masculine singular taffer, comparative taffer, superlative am taffsten) (colloquial) tough, robust, hard-bitten, assertive, socially apt and self-assured, quick-witted ==== Declension ====