marafona

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَرْأَة هَيْنَة (marʔa hayna, literally “deceiving woman”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾaˈfõ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɾaˈfo.na/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧fo‧na

Noun

marafona f (plural marafonas)

  1. rag doll
  2. (by extension) ugly woman
  3. man dressed in woman’s clothing during Carnival
  4. prostitute

Further reading

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