cafona

Italian

Noun

cafona f (plural cafone)

  1. female equivalent of cafone

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian cafone (“peasant, boor”), from Neapolitan c'a fune (“with a rope”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈfõ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈfo.na/

Adjective

cafona m or f (plural cafonas)

  1. (Brazil) tacky (dowdy, shabbily dressed)
  2. (Brazil) corny (cheesy, overdramatic)
  3. (Brazil) old-fashioned and quirky or gaudy at the same time
    Synonym: (Brazil) brega
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