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gufare.

to hoot (of an owl)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɡuˈfa.re/

  1. to hoot (of an owl)

    error-lua-exec · intransitive · uncommon

  2. to snort (of other animals)

    broadly · error-lua-exec · intransitive · rare

  3. to bring bad luck, to jinx

    colloquial · error-lua-exec · intransitive · slang · transitive
    non vorrei gufare

  4. to mock by blowing into the fist to make a hooting sound

    archaic · error-lua-exec · transitive

  5. to mock (in general)

    archaic · error-lua-exec · transitive
Where this word comes from

Apparently from gufo (“owl”) + -are. Compare, in any case, sbuffare and, by the way, Asturian gufar, which is and alternative of bufar.

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