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abafar

abafar

Ladino

Verb

abafar (Latin spelling)

  1. (cooking) to steam

Portuguese

Etymology

a- + bafo + -ar

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐbɐˈfaɾ/, [ɐβɐˈfaɾ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧far

Verb

abafar (first-person singular present indicative abafo, past participle abafado)

  1. (transitive) to suffocate
  2. (transitive) to interrupt
  3. (transitive, informal) to ignore someone's mistakes

Conjugation