afouto
Galician
Alternative forms
- afoute
Etymology
Probably from Latin fautus; less likely, a back-formation from afoutar, from Latin īnfatuāre (“infatuate”). Cognate with Portuguese afoito and Old Spanish enfoto.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈfowtʊ]
Adjective
afouto m (feminine singular afouta, masculine plural afoutos, feminine plural afoutas)
- self-confident, ready
- Synonym: enfouto
- bold, brave, courageous
- Synonyms: ardido, arriscado, atufado, enfouto, valente
Related terms
- afoutado
- afoutar
- afouteza
- enfouto
References
- “afouto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “afouto” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “afouto” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “hoto”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos