marafona

Portuguese
marafona de Monsanto (1)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْأَة‎ (marʾa, “woman”) + هَيْنَة‎ (hayna).

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.ɾɐ.ˈfo.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ra‧fo‧na

Noun

marafona f (plural marafonas)

  1. rag doll
  2. (by extension) ugly woman
  3. man dressed in woman’s clothing during Carnival
  4. prostitute

Further reading
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