golfo

See also: Golfo

Esperanto

Etymology 1

Noun

golfo (uncountable, accusative golfon)

  1. (sports) golf

Etymology 2

Noun

golfo (accusative singular golfon, plural golfoj, accusative plural golfojn)

  1. (geography) gulf

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Noun

golfo m (plural golfi)

  1. gulf

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Noun

golfo m (plural golfos)

  1. gulf

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus following hypercorrection of the popular pronunciation of Latin 'ph' as 'p', itself from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Noun

golfo m (plural golfos)

  1. (geography) gulf

Etymology 2

From golfín

Adjective

golfo (feminine singular golfa, masculine plural golfos, feminine plural golfas)

  1. dishonest
  2. nasty
  3. promiscuous

Noun

golfo m (plural golfos, feminine golfa, feminine plural golfas)

  1. scoundrel
  2. sluggard
  3. slut
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