bofe

See also: BofE

English

Determiner

bofe

1. Pronunciation spelling of both.

Anagrams

• Febo, befo, befo'

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Spanish bofe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbofe̝/

Noun

bofe m (plural bofes)

1. lung (of an animal)

   Synonyms: boche, livián, pulmón

2. (informal) lung (of a person)

   Synonym: pulmón

Related terms

• bofetada

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “bofe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “bofe”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bofe”, 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), “bofe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bofe”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.fi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.fi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.fe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.fɨ/

• Rhymes: -ɔfi
• Hyphenation: bo‧fe

Etymology 1

From Spanish bofe (“lung”).

Noun

bofe m (plural bofes)

1. (informal, usually in the plural) lung, bellows

   Synonym: pulmão

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bofe.
2. (usually in the plural) offal (animal's organs as food)

   Synonym: fressura

3. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) ugly person
4. (Brazil, informal, derogatory) old prostitute
5. (Brazil, gay slang) man, guy
   • 2013 May 1, Evandro Santo, O melhor do pior‎^[1], Matrix Editora, →ISBN:

     Empresário, publicitário, cantor... sei lá mais o quê, mas o bofe tem "aqué" (dinheiro, na gíria gay)!

     Businessman, advertiser, singer... I don't know what else, but the guy's got "aqué" (gay slang for money)!

Derived terms

• abrir os bofes
• atirar-se como gato a bofe
• botar os bofes para fora
• deitar os bofes pela boca
• estar com os bofes de fora
• maus bofes
• mostrar os bofes
• rega-bofe

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bofe

1. inflection of bofar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

References

• “bofe”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “bofe”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
• “bofe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “bofe”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “bofe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbofe/ [ˈbo.fe]
• Rhymes: -ofe
• Syllabification: bo‧fe

Noun

bofe m (plural bofes)

1. lung (of animals)
2. lung (food)

Further reading

• “bofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28