arrufar
Spanish, verb/aruˈfaɾ/
arrufar is a Spanish verb meaning “to incite; to provoke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instigar, azuzar”.
What does arrufar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to incite; to provoke
- 2
to build a sheer (curve of deck) in a ship
- 3
obsoleteto become vain or conceited
- 4
obsoleteto snarl; to growl
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Instigar, azuzar. 2. Dar arrufo al buque en su construcción. 3. Encoger o arquear.
verb: 1. Hacer arrufo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of arrufar
- arrufo first-person present singular
- arrufé first-person preterite singular
- arrufado participle past
- arrufando gerund
- arrufada feminine participle past
- arrufados masculine participle past
- arrufadas feminine participle past
- arrufas indicative informal present
- arrufás indicative informal present
- arrufa indicative present singular
- arrufamos first-person indicative plural
- arrufáis indicative plural present
- arrufan indicative plural present
- arrufaba first-person imperfect indicative
- arrufabas imperfect indicative second-person
- arrufábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- arrufabais imperfect indicative plural
- arrufaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arrufar?
- /aruˈfaɾ/
- [a.ruˈfaɾ]
- [aruˈfaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.