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pitufo

Spanish, noun/piˈtufo/

pitufo is spelled P-I-T-U-F-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pitufo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “smurf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Niño de corta estatura”.

What does pitufo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesmurf

  2. 2

    colloquialmasculinesmall child

  3. 3

    colloquialmasculinemunicipal policeman

  4. 4

    Mexicocolloquialmasculine20-peso note (after the blue color of the note)

  5. 5

    masculineSmall bread rolls, approximately 60g, 10 to 12 cm long and 6 or 7 cm wide.

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Niño de corta estatura. 2. Guardia municipal. 3. Personajes creados por el dibujante belga Peyo.

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 pitufo

  • pitufos plural
  • pitufa feminine
  • pitufas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pitufo?

  • /piˈtufo/
  • [piˈt̪u.fo]
  • [piˈt̪ufo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to pitufo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is pitufo in Spanish?

pitufo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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