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gaforina.

shag (rough, massed hair)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡa.foˈɾĩ.nɐ/Brazil/ɡɐ.fuˈɾi.nɐ/Portugal
  1. shag (rough, massed hair)

    feminine · informal
  2. quiff (hairstyle whereby the forelock is brushed and/or gelled upward)

    feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

From Elisabetta Gafforini, Italian opera singer who performed in Lisbon in the early 19th century and had a thick blonde mane in apparent disarray.

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