Portuguese edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic طَبِخ (ṭabiḵ, cooked (food)).

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: ta‧be‧fe

Noun edit

tabefe m (plural tabefes)

  1. (cooking) dessert made with milk, eggs and sugar
  2. whey (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled)
    Synonym: atabefe
  3. (informal) slap, smack
    Synonyms: bofetada, sopapo
    Cale a boca ou eu vou te dar um tabefe!
    Shut up or I'll give you a slap!
    • 2013, Machado De Assis, Obras Completas: Todos os Romances (Ressurreição, A Mão e a Luva, Helena, Iaiá Garcia, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cuba, Casa Velha, Quincas Borba, Dom Casmurro, Esaú e Jacó, Memorial de Aires), e-artnow, →ISBN:
      Que alegria! que entusiasmo! que saltos em voltado amo! chega a lamber-lhe a mão de contente, mas Rubião dá-lhe um tabefe, que lhe dói; ele recua um pouco, triste, com a cauda entre as pernas; []
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