tofe

Latin

Noun

tōfe

vocative singular of tōfus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English tough.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtofe/ [ˈt̪o.fe]
Rhymes: -ofe
Syllabification: to‧fe

Adjective

tofe m or f (masculine and feminine plural tofes)

(New Mexico) tough
Synonym: duro

References

Rubén Cobos (2003) A Dictionary of New Mexico & Southern Colorado Spanish‎, Museum of New Mexico Press, →ISBN

Further reading

“tofe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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