cafona

Italian

Noun

cafona f (plural cafone)

1. female equivalent of cafone

Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian cafone (“peasant, boor”), from Neapolitan c'a fune (“with a rope”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfõ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈfo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈfo.nɐ/

Adjective

cafona m or f (plural cafonas)

1. (Brazil) tacky (dowdy, shabbily dressed)
2. (Brazil) corny (cheesy, overdramatic)
3. (Brazil) old-fashioned and quirky or gaudy at the same time

   Synonym: (Brazil) brega