mofo
English
Alternative forms
- mo-fo, mo fo, mo' fo
Etymology
Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈməʊfəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmoʊfoʊ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊfəʊ
Adjective
mofo (not comparable)
- (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.
- Man, he's got a big mofo truck.
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic or either of Germanic origin: compare Portuguese mofo, Spanish moho, Italian muffa (“mould”), German Muff (“mouldy smell”), Dutch muf (“musty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmo.fʊ]
References
- “mofo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “mofo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mofo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- môfo (superseded)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmo.fu/
Noun
mofo m (plural mofos)
- mold
- the smell of mold
- must (the property of being stale or musty)
- (phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.fu/
Spanish
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