fofa

Northern Sotho

Verb

fofa

1. to fly

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Feminine of fofo.

Alternative forms

• fôfa (pre-reform spelling)

Noun

fofa f (plural fofas)

1. A traditional 18th-century Afro-Azorean and Afro-Brazilian style of dance said to be indecent.

Adjective

fofa

1. feminine singular of fofo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fofa

1. inflection of fofar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “Fofa”, in dancasfolcloricas.blogspot.com (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 23 November 2023
• “fofa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “fofa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “fofa”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “fofa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “fofa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Sotho

Verb

fofa

1. to fly

Descendants

• → Phuthi: -fufa

Spanish

Adjective

fofa

1. feminine singular of fofo

Tswana

Verb

fofa

1. to fly