tufo
Spanish, noun/ˈtufo/
tufo is spelled T-U-F-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tufo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “foul odor, stench” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Efluvio volátil que se desprende de las combustiones incorrectas. Puede producir intoxicación”.
What does tufo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefoul odor, stench
- 2
masculinebad breath
noun
- 1
masculinetuft, wisp (of hair)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Efluvio volátil que se desprende de las combustiones incorrectas. Puede producir intoxicación. 2. Mal olor. 3. Sospecha, presentimiento. 4. Soberbia.
noun: 1. Cada una de las dos porciones de pelo, por lo común peinado o rizado, que caen por delante de las orejas.
noun: 1. Toba (piedra caliza).
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 tufo
- tufos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tufo?
- /ˈtufo/
- [ˈt̪u.fo]
- [ˈt̪ufo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tufo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tufo in Spanish?
tufo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).