mafagafo
Portuguese
Noun
mafagafo m (plural mafagafos)
- A meaningless word used in tongue-twisters. Often this word is converted in various forms and derivations to add in the tongue twister: "mafagafinho" (diminutive), "mafagafar" (verb), "mafagafigador" (agent noun), etc.
- Em um ninho de mafagafos, tinha sete mafagafinhos, quem amafagafigar os mafagafinhos, um bom amafagafigador será.