bafo
Portuguese, noun/ˈba.fu/
bafo is spelled B-A-F-O (4 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 26,311th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bafo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “bad breath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ar exalado dos pulmões; hálito; sopro suave”.
What does bafo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebad breath
- 2
masculinebreath
- 3
Brazilmasculineslangsomething very good
- 4
Brazilmasculineslanggossip about news
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. briga, desordem 2. bafo, cheiro ruim
noun: 1. ar exalado dos pulmões; hálito; sopro suave 2. brisa; aragem; viração 3. abrigo; conchego; aconchego: 4. favorecimento; proteção; patrocínio
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 bafo
- bafos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bafo?
- Brazil /ˈba.fu/
- Portugal /ˈba.fu/
- [‘ba.fʊ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bafo in Portuguese?
bafo appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).