marafa
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈɾa.fɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈɾa.fa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈɾa.fɐ/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧fa
Etymology 1
From marafona.
Noun
marafa f (plural marafas) (Brazil)
- (Rio de Janeiro, colloquial) debauchery (shameless and immoral behaviour)
- Synonym: libertinagem
- (derogatory) prostitute
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostituta
Etymology 2
Alteration of malafa, of uncertain origin.
Noun
marafa f (plural marafas) (Brazil)
- alternative form of malafa
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
marafa
- inflection of marafar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “marafa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “marafa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “marafa1”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “marafa2”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN