rufião

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁu.fiˈɐ̃w̃/ [hu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/ [huˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁu.fiˈɐ̃w̃/ [χu.fɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /ʁuˈfjɐ̃w̃/ [χuˈfjɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: ru‧fi‧ão

Noun

rufião m (plural rufiães or rufiões, feminine rufiona, feminine plural rufionas)

  1. pimp (person who lives off prostitutes)
    Synonyms: cafetão, rufia
  2. brawler, troublemaker (a disorderly individual or one who frequently gets into fights)

Derived terms

adjectives
  • arrufianado
nouns
  • rufia m or f by sense

Further reading

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