pufento

Galician

Etymology

From pufo (“scam, fraud”) +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [puˈfentʊ], [puˈfɛntʊ]

Adjective

pufento (feminine pufenta, masculine plural pufentos, feminine plural pufentas)

having unpaid debts or dirty business; living as a fraudster; scammy
Non fagas negocios con él que é un pufento ― Don't do any business with him: he's a fraud

References

“pufento” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“pufento” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“pufento” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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