tufo

== Afar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuˈfo/ [tʊˈfɔ] Hyphenation: tu‧fo === Noun === tufó f spit; spittle ==== Declension ==== === References === E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “tufo”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN == Esperanto == === Etymology === Borrowed from French touffe, of Germanic origin; compare German Zopf (“plait”), Yiddish צאָפּ (tsop, “braid”), English top. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtufo/ Rhymes: -ufo Syllabification: tu‧fo === Noun === tufo (accusative singular tufon, plural tufoj, accusative plural tufojn) tuft === Further reading === “tufo”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “tufo”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present == Galician == === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin tūfus, from tȳphus, from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtufo̝/ ==== Noun ==== tufo m (plural tufos) foul odor, stench === Etymology 2 === From Vulgar Latin *tofa, from tōfus. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtufo̝/ ==== Noun ==== tufo m (plural tufos) (geology) tuff === Etymology 3 === Probably from French or Old French touffe, this either from Late Latin tufus, from Proto-Germanic *þūbaz (whence English tuft), or from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz. Cognate with Spanish tojino. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈtufo̝/ ==== Noun ==== tufo m (plural tufos) punch (tool) used by blacksmiths to bore the wooden shafts of axes, etcetera extreme of the axle that inserts into the wheel spigot ===== Derived terms ===== tufeira ==== Noun ==== tufo m (plural tufos) flock of wool small piece of cloth attached to a main one === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “tufo”, 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), “tufo”, 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), “tufo”, 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), “tufo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tufo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin tōfus, from Oscan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtu.fo/ Rhymes: -ufo Hyphenation: tù‧fo === Noun === tufo m (plural tufi) tuff === Anagrams === tofu == Portuguese == === Etymology === From French touffe. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tu‧fo === Noun === tufo m (plural tufos) tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base) === Further reading === “tufo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tufo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tufo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtufo/ [ˈt̪u.fo] Rhymes: -ufo Syllabification: tu‧fo === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin tufus, from Late Latin typhus (“a type of fever”), from Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos). ==== Noun ==== tufo m (plural tufos) foul odor, stench Synonyms: olor, hedor bad breath Synonym: halitosis ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French touffe. ==== Noun ==== tufo m (plural tufos) tuft, wisp (of hair) === Further reading === “tufo”, 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