tofe

Latin

Noun

tōfe

1. vocative singular of tōfus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English tough.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtofe/ [ˈt̪o.fe]
• Rhymes: -ofe
• Syllabification: to‧fe

Adjective

tofe m or f (masculine and feminine plural tofes)

1. (New Mexico) tough

   Synonym: duro

References

• Rubén Cobos (2003), A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

• “tofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024