bòfia

Inherited from Latin fovea (“hole”) via metathesis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔ.fi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbɔ.fi.a]

bòfia f (plural bòfies)

1. blister

   Synonyms: bòfega, butllofa

2. (geology) sinkhole

   Synonym: dolina

3. lie

   Synonym: mentida

4. (slang) police

bòfia m or f by sense (plural bòfies)

1. (slang) cop

• foia

• “bòfia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007