abafar

Ladino

Alternative forms

Etymology

a- +‎ bafo +‎ -ar

Verb

abafar (Latin spelling)

  1. (cooking) to steam
  2. to suffocate, to choke
  3. to put out (a fire) by suffocation
  4. to cover (a sound) or mask (the noise)

Synonyms

  1. atabafar

Portuguese

Etymology

a- +‎ bafo +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐbɐˈfaɾ/, [ɐβɐˈfaɾ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧far

Verb

abafar (first-person singular present indicative abafo, past participle abafado)

  1. (transitive) to suffocate
  2. (transitive) to interrupt
  3. (transitive, informal) to ignore someone's mistakes

Conjugation

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