Portuguese

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Etymology

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From cafife +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ẽtu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧fi‧fen‧to

Adjective

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cafifento (feminine cafifenta, masculine plural cafifentos, feminine plural cafifentas)

  1. (Brazil, informal) unlucky
    Synonym: azarento
  2. (Brazil, informal) bashful; diffident
    Synonyms: encafifado, encabulado, envergonhado

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