Romanian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From ciuf +‎ -i.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.fuˈli/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: ciu‧fu‧li

Verb edit

a ciufuli (third-person singular present ciufulește, past participle ciufulit) 4th conj. (transitive, informal)

  1. to rumple or mess up someone’s hair
    Synonym: zbârli
  2. (figurative) to beat up
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Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Hungarian csúfol (to mock) and conflated with its homonym.

Verb edit

a ciufuli (third-person singular present ciufulește, past participle ciufulit) 4th conj.

  1. (regional) to make a fool of someone
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