"fofo" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Catalan]

IPA: [ˈfo.fu] [Central], [ˈfo.fo] [Balearic, Valencian] Forms: fofa [feminine], fofos [masculine, plural], fofes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish fofo. Of expressive origin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ca|es|fofo|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish fofo, {{bor+|ca|es|fofo}} Borrowed from Spanish fofo Head templates: {{ca-adj}} fofo (feminine fofa, masculine plural fofos, feminine plural fofes)
  1. spongy
    Sense id: en-fofo-ca-adj-uVksUyQw Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Ewe]

Forms: fofowo [plural]
Head templates: {{head|ee|noun|plural|fofowo|g=n}} fofo n (plural fofowo)
  1. father Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-fofo-ee-noun-iKGIHwAl Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Ewe entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ewe entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. four Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-fofo-ee-noun-BO-vCA9a Categories (other): Ewe entries with incorrect language header, Ewe entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Ewe entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Ewe entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Family
Disambiguation of Family: 0 0

Adjective [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈfo.fu/ Forms: fofa [feminine], fofos [masculine, plural], fofas [feminine, plural], mais fofo [comparative], o mais fofo [superlative], fofíssimo [superlative], fofinho [diminutive]
Etymology: Onomatopoeic. Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|pt}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{pt-adj|dim=+|sup=+abs}} fofo (feminine fofa, masculine plural fofos, feminine plural fofas, comparable, comparative mais fofo, superlative o mais fofo or fofíssimo, diminutive fofinho)
  1. spongy, fluffy, soft Tags: comparable Synonyms: balofo, macio, mole
    Sense id: en-fofo-pt-adj-pX-su4dE
  2. (informal) cute Tags: comparable, informal Synonyms: adorável, giro
    Sense id: en-fofo-pt-adj-F1UOK7n~ Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Portuguese onomatopoeias: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fofar

Noun [Shona]

Forms: fófo [canonical, class-9], fófo [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Portuguese fósforo. Etymology templates: {{bor|sn|pt|fósforo}} Portuguese fósforo Head templates: {{sn-noun|fófo|9}} fófo class 9 (plural fófo class 10)
  1. (especially Manyika) match (device to make fire) Tags: Manyika, especially Synonyms: machisi
    Sense id: en-fofo-sn-noun-hsQG1sLe Categories (other): Manyika Shona, Shona entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [Spanish]

Forms: fofa [feminine], fofos [masculine, plural], fofas [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{es-adj}} fofo (feminine fofa, masculine plural fofos, feminine plural fofas)
  1. spongy
    Sense id: en-fofo-es-adj-uVksUyQw
  2. flabby
    Sense id: en-fofo-es-adj-P~QHLf9r Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fofucha

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈfo.fu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fofo"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "fósforo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese fósforo",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese fósforo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fófo",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fófo",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fófo",
        "2": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "fófo class 9 (plural fófo class 10)",
      "name": "sn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Manyika Shona",
        "Shona class 9 nouns",
        "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
        "Shona lemmas",
        "Shona nouns",
        "Shona terms borrowed from Portuguese",
        "Shona terms derived from Portuguese"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "match (device to make fire)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "match",
          "match"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially Manyika) match (device to make fire)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "machisi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Manyika",
        "especially"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fofo"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Spanish adjectives",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish lemmas"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fofucha"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fofa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fofos",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fofas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "fofo (feminine fofa, masculine plural fofos, feminine plural fofas)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spongy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spongy",
          "spongy"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flabby"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flabby",
          "flabby"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fofo"
}

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