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abafado.

muggy, sultry (hot and humid)

7 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/a.baˈfa.du/Brazil/ɐ.bɐˈfa.du/Portugal[ɐ.βɐˈfa.ðu]Portugal/ɐ.bɐˈfa.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. muggy, sultry (hot and humid)

    comparable
    Esta casa está abafada, melhor ligar o ventilador.

  2. muffled (almost mute; deadened)

    comparable
    Deste um pontapé na caixa. Ouves um estilhaçamento abafado.

  3. which the person attempted to prevent

    comparable · figuratively
    O homem austero deu um sorriso abafado.

  4. which has been hidden from the public

    comparable · figuratively

  5. stolen (that has been stolen)

    Brazil · comparable · slang

  6. whose fermentation process has been interrupted by the addition of a spirit

    comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese bafo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese abafar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Old Galician-Portuguese -ado Portuguese -ado Portuguese abafado From abafar (“to become foggy; to smother”) + -ado.

verb/a.baˈfa.du/Brazil/ɐ.bɐˈfa.du/Portugal[ɐ.βɐˈfa.ðu]Portugal/ɐ.bɐˈfa.du/Portugal, Southern

  1. past participle of abafar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Portuguese bafo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese abafar Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Old Galician-Portuguese -ado Portuguese -ado Portuguese abafado From abafar (“to become foggy; to smother”) + -ado.

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