"mofo" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmo.fu/ Forms: mofos [plural], môfo [alternative]
Rhymes: -ofu Etymology: Uncertain. Some sources claim the word comes from Spanish moho or Italian muffa (“mildew, mold”) and derive the verb mofar (“to grow mold”) from the noun; other sources claim a deverbal derivation from mofar, but fail to explain the etymology of the verb. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|id=mold}}, {{unc|pt}} Uncertain, {{bor|pt|es|moho}} Spanish moho, {{bor|pt|it|muffa|t=mildew, mold}} Italian muffa (“mildew, mold”), {{glossary|deverbal}} deverbal, {{deverbal|pt|mofar|notext=1}} mofar Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} mofo m (plural mofos)
  1. mold Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mofo-pt-noun--2PTfqbT
  2. the smell of mold Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mofo-pt-noun-47ysE7ip
  3. must (the property of being stale or musty) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mofo-pt-noun--yvOGuy4
  4. (phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Plant diseases
    Sense id: en-mofo-pt-noun-nikYXl8K Categories (other): Portuguese deverbals Disambiguation of Portuguese deverbals: 12 10 24 54 Topics: biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, phytopathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɔ.fu/
Rhymes: -ɔfu Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} mofo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of mofar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: mofar
    Sense id: en-mofo-pt-verb-SsaJMpuu Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 5 3 1 3 2 2 7 30 36 1 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 7 5 10 20 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmo.fu/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ofu"
    }
  ],
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    {
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