zafio
Spanish, adjective/ˈθafjo/
zafio is spelled Z-A-F-I-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 103,935th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zafio is a Spanish adjective meaning “coarse; crude; crass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos”.
What does zafio mean in English?
adjective
- 1
coarse; crude; crass
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos. 2. Dicho de una cosa, propia de alguien zafio₁ 3. Que goza del sufrimiento ajeno.
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 zafio
- zafia feminine
- zafios masculine plural
- zafias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zafio?
- /ˈθafjo/
- [ˈθa.fjo]
- /ˈsafjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zafio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zafio in Spanish?
zafio appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).