farófia
Portuguese
Etymology
Unknown. See farofa.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈɾɔ.fi.ɐ/ [faˈɾɔ.fɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /faˈɾɔ.fjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /faˈɾɔ.fi.a/ [faˈɾɔ.fɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /faˈɾɔ.fja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɐˈɾɔ.fjɐ/
- Hyphenation: fa‧ró‧fi‧a
Noun
farófia f (plural farófias)
- (cooking, chiefly in the plural) a dessert similar to a floating island
- (figuratively) brag; boast
- Synonym: gabarolice
- (Brazil) alternative form of farofa
See also
- farofa (different food, but with similar figurative meanings)
Further reading
- “farófia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
- “farófia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “farófia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “farófia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025