fofa
Portuguese, noun
fofa is spelled F-O-F-A (4 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 11,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fofa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “A traditional 18th-century Afro-Azorean and Afro-Brazilian lively dance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of fofo. With an accent, fôfa is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal)…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “feminino do substantivo fofo”.
What does fofa mean in English?
noun
- 1
BrazilfeminineA traditional 18th-century Afro-Azorean and Afro-Brazilian lively dance.
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of fofo
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
femininepre-reform spelling (used until 1971 in Brazil and 1945 in Portugal) of fofa
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of fôfo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. feminino do substantivo fofo 2. dança portuguesa sensual 3. tipo de roupa de criança 4. bolo fritido, feito de farinha e ovo, muito esponjoso
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 fofa
- fofas plural
- fôfa alternative
- fôfas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to fofa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fofa in Portuguese?
fofa appears 5.2 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).