afouto

Galician

Alternative forms

  • afoute

Etymology

Probably from Latin fautus; less likely, a back-formation from afoutar, from Latin īnfatuāre (infatuate). Cognate with Portuguese afoito and Old Spanish enfoto.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈfowtʊ]

Adjective

afouto (feminine afouta, masculine plural afoutos, feminine plural afoutas)

  1. self-confident, ready
    Synonym: enfouto
  2. bold, brave, courageous
    Synonyms: ardido, arriscado, atufado, enfouto, valente
  • afoutado
  • afoutar
  • afouteza
  • enfouto

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “hoto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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