afouto
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
afouto (feminine afouta, masculine plural afoutos, feminine plural afoutas)
- self-confident, ready
- Synonym: enfouto
- bold, brave, courageous
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References edit
- “afouto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “afouto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “afouto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “hoto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos