zafio

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَفِيه (safīh, “foolish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθafjo/ [ˈθa.fjo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsafjo/ [ˈsa.fjo]
Rhymes: -afjo
Syllabification: za‧fio

Adjective

zafio (feminine zafia, masculine plural zafios, feminine plural zafias)

coarse; crude; crass

Derived terms

zafiedad

Further reading

“zafio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1991) “zafio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes VI (Y–Z), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN

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