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cafoto

Portuguese, noun/kaˈfo.tu/

cafoto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “an African bush tree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “latrina, sentina ou vala de dejetos; cafofo”.

What does cafoto mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinean African bush tree

  2. 2

    masculinelatrine

  3. 3

    masculineaffectionate term for a home; a small and modest but cozy habitation

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. latrina, sentina ou vala de dejetos; cafofo. 2. água que corre num estreito entre pedras. 3. entrada ou passagem pequena ou estreita, entre pedras.

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 cafoto

  • cafotos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cafoto?

  • Brazil /kaˈfo.tu/
  • Portugal /kɐˈfo.tu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.