"fofa" meaning in Portuguese

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Adjective

Forms: fôfa [alternative]
Etymology: Feminine of fofo. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|id=dance}}, {{glossary|feminine|Feminine}} Feminine Head templates: {{head|pt|adjective form}} fofa
  1. feminine singular of fofo Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: fofo
    Sense id: en-fofa-pt-adj-MX9~tpNa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: fofas [plural], fôfa [alternative]
Etymology: Feminine of fofo. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|id=dance}}, {{glossary|feminine|Feminine}} Feminine Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} fofa f (plural fofas)
  1. (Azores, Brazil) A traditional 18th-century Afro-Azorean and Afro-Brazilian lively dance. Tags: Azores, Brazil, feminine
    Sense id: en-fofa-pt-noun-8O8JJWZm Categories (other): Azorean Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} fofa
  1. inflection of fofar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: fofar
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  2. inflection of fofar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: fofar
    Sense id: en-fofa-pt-verb-NcHd7qqZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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