arrufo
Portuguese, noun/aˈʁu.fu/
arrufo is spelled A-R-R-U-F-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese, the 218,398th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Arrufo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “angering (act of getting angry)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of arrufar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de arrufar(-se)”.
What does arrufo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineangering (act of getting angry)
- 2
masculinegrumpiness, irritability, dissatisfaction
- 3
masculinebrief or temporary resentment between people who otherwise like each other
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of arrufar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de arrufar(-se) 2. ressentimento passageiro entre pessoas que se querem bem; amuo 3. parte do centro da tarrafa
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 arrufo
- arrufos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce arrufo?
- Brazil /aˈʁu.fu/
- Brazil [aˈhu.fu]
- /aˈʁu.fu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is arrufo in Portuguese?
arrufo appears about once in every 62 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).