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abafar.

to suffocate

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.baˈfa(ʁ)/Brazil[a.baˈfa(h)]Brazil/a.baˈfa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/a.baˈfa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to suffocate

    transitive
  2. to interrupt

    transitive
  3. to prevent something from being made public or known; to suppress; to smother

    informal · transitive
  4. to slay; to hit one out of the ballpark

    Brazil · intransitive
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 From a- + bafo + -ar.

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