borrifo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈʁi.fu/ [boˈhi.fu]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /boˈʁi.fu/ [boˈχi.fu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /boˈʁi.fo/ [boˈhi.fo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈʁi.fu/

Rhymes: -ifu

Etymology 1

Deverbal from borrifar.

Noun

borrifo m (plural borrifos)

spray (fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid)
Synonym: spray

Etymology 2

Verb

borrifo

first-person singular present indicative of borrifar

Further reading

“borrifo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“borrifo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026