golfo

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English golf, from Scots, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (round object). Related to Dutch kolf (blunt end of something), German Kolben (piston, rod), Swedish kolv (piston, rod).

Noun

golfo (uncountable, accusative golfon)

  1. (sports) golf
    Ĉu vi vidis lin svingi klubon? Li ludaĉas golfon.
    Have you seen him swing a club? He plays golf terribly.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, an alteration of Latin colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, bosom, gulf). Compare German Golf, French golfe.

Noun

golfo (accusative singular golfon, plural golfoj, accusative plural golfojn)

  1. (geography) gulf
    La Meksika Golfo estas la plej granda golfo tutmonde.
    The Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world.
Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos). Doublet of colpo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡol.fo/
  • Rhymes: -olfo
  • Hyphenation: gól‧fo

Noun

golfo m (plural golfi)

  1. gulf
    Synonyms: baia, insenatura

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡow.fu/ [ˈɡoʊ̯.fu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡow.fo/ [ˈɡoʊ̯.fo]

Noun

golfo m (plural golfos)

  1. gulf

Etymology 2

Verb

golfo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of golfar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡolfo/ [ˈɡol.fo]
  • Rhymes: -olfo
  • Syllabification: gol‧fo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus following hypercorrection of the popular pronunciation of Latin 'ph' as 'p', itself from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Noun

golfo m (plural golfos)

  1. (geography) gulf
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From golfín. A more specific sense may apply in its feminine form golfa.

Adjective

golfo (feminine golfa, masculine plural golfos, feminine plural golfas)

  1. dishonest
  2. nasty
  3. promiscuous

Noun

golfo m (plural golfos, feminine golfa, feminine plural golfas)

  1. scoundrel
  2. sluggard
  3. manwhore

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