Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From bafo (breath) +‎ -ejar. Cognate with Galician bafexar.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ba‧fe‧jar

Verb edit

bafejar (first-person singular present bafejo, first-person singular preterite bafejei, past participle bafejado)

  1. (transitive) to breathe into
    Synonym: soprar
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to stimulate
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to favor
    Synonym: favorecer
  4. (intransitive) to exhale

Conjugation edit