"mafoo" meaning in English

See mafoo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑːfuː/ [UK] Forms: mafoos [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin 馬伕 /马伕 (mǎfū), from 馬 /马 (mǎ, “horse”) + 伕 (fū, “servant, labourer”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|馬伕|tr=mǎfū}} Mandarin 馬伕 /马伕 (mǎfū) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mafoo (plural mafoos)
  1. In China, someone who looks after horses in a stable; a groom. Translations (a horse groom (in China)): mafou [masculine] (French)

Inflected forms

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