falofa

Kimbundu

Etymology

Uncertain. See Portuguese farofa.

Noun

fálofa (class 9, plural jifalofa)

  1. a meal made with flour, oil, vinegar and water

Descendants

  • ? Portuguese: farofa

References

  • Matta, Joaquim (1893) Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 4
  • Junior, Antonio de Assis (1967) Dicionário Kimbundu-Português - Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico E Corográfico (in Portuguese), Luanda, Angola: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 35
  • Adilson Bacelar (2024) “falofa”, in Online Kimbundu dictionary