Translingual

Initialism

CDF

1. Franc congolais, the currency used in the DRC.

Usage notes

This is the currency code used in the ISO 4217 standard.

English

Noun

CDF ‎(plural CDFs)

1. cumulative distribution function

Portuguese

Etymology

Abbreviation of cabeça-de-ferro ‎(“iron head”), crânio-de-ferro ‎(“iron skull”)^[1][2] or cu-de-ferro ‎(“iron arse”)^[3].

Noun

CDF m f (plural CDFs)

1. (slang, sometimes derogatory, Brazil) nerd (intellectual, skillful person, generally introverted)

Synonyms

• nerd, totó

References

1. ↑ Houaiss, Antonio. Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa. São Paulo: Objectiva, 2001.
2. ↑ Ferreira, Aurélio Buarque de Holanda. Novo Dicionário Aurélio. Rio de Janeiro: Nova Fronteira, 1986.
3. ↑ Dicionário Aulete