açafata
Portuguese, noun/a.saˈfa.tɐ/
açafata is spelled A-Ç-A-F-A-T-A (7 letters). Açafata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “lady-in-waiting (court lady who was in charge of the clothes of the ladies of the royal family and delivered them to a bagger)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “jovem mulher, de origem nobre, que estava a serviço das mulheres da família real, sobretudo com funções…”.
What does açafata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelady-in-waiting (court lady who was in charge of the clothes of the ladies of the royal family and delivered them to a bagger)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jovem mulher, de origem nobre, que estava a serviço das mulheres da família real, sobretudo com funções relacionadas a vestimentas e maquiagem
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 açafata
- açafatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce açafata?
- Brazil /a.saˈfa.tɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.sɐˈfa.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.