barrufet

Catalan

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps a metathesis of rebufet, from rebuf (“gust of wind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) /bə.ruˈfɛt/

IPA^(key): (Balearic) /bə.ruˈfət/

IPA^(key): (Valencian) /ba.ruˈfet/
Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

barrufet m (plural barrufets)

(mythology) a Catalan sprite of the wind
(comics, fiction) smurf

Derived terms

barruf
barrufar

Further reading

“barrufet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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