falofa

Kimbundu

Etymology

Uncertain. See Portuguese farofa.

Noun

fálofa (class 9, plural jifalofa)

  1. a meal made with flour, oil, vinegar and water

Descendants

  • ? Portuguese: farofa

References

  • Matta, Joaquim (1893), Ensaio de Diccionario Kimbúndu-Portuguez (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: Editora Antonio Maria Pereira, page 4
  • Assis Junior, Antonio de (1967), “falofa”, in Dicionário Kimbundu-Português: Linguístico, Botânico, Histórico e Corográfico [Kimbundu–Portuguese Dictionary: Linguistic, Botanic, Historical and Chorographic] (in Portuguese), Luanda: Argente, Santos & C.a, L.da, page 35
  • Bacelar, Adilson (2024), “falofa”, in Online Kimbundu dictionary