puf

See also: PUF

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʏf

Noun

puf m (plural puffen, diminutive pufje n)

  1. (uncountable) wish; desire
  2. (Suriname) a flatus, a fart
Wie heeft een puf gezakt?Who let one rip?

Verb

puf

  1. first-person singular present indicative of puffen
  2. imperative of puffen

Italian

Noun

puf m (invariable)

  1. (furniture) beanbag
  2. (furniture) pouf (low cushioned seat with no back;padded footstool)

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English pyf, imitative.

Noun

puf (plural puffes)

  1. puff

Descendants

  • English: puff
  • Yola: piff

References


Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pouf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puf/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uf
  • Syllabification: puf

Noun

puf m inan

  1. pouf (padded footstool)

Declension

Interjection

puf

  1. poof! (deflating object or a magical disappearance)

Further reading

  • puf in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • puf in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare puh.

Noun

puf n (plural pufuri)

  1. (uncountable) down (of feather)
  2. (uncountable) peachfuzz (soft beard)
  3. (uncountable) soft hair of some animals
  4. (uncountable) fruit fuzz
  5. (countable) powder puff

Declension


Spanish

Interjection

puf

  1. poof!

Noun

puf m (plural pufs)

  1. pouf (furniture)

Further reading


Volapük

Noun

puf (nominative plural pufs)

  1. louse

Declension

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