abafante
Portuguese, adjective/a.baˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
abafante is spelled A-B-A-F-A-N-T-E (8 letters). Abafante is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “smothery, stifling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que abafa”.
What does abafante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinesmothery, stifling
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que abafa 2. muito intenso e úmido (calor)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abafante
- abafantes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abafante?
- Brazil /a.baˈfɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɐ.bɐˈfɐ̃.tɨ/
- Portugal [ɐ.βɐˈfɐ̃.tɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.