zafio

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zafio

[ˈsafjo] seseante
[ˈθafjo] no seseante

Rhymes with a.fjo

Where it comes from

De origen incierto. Coromines lo deriva del árabe سفيه (safih), "grosero" o "impertinente", mientras que la Academia sugiere un origen en el árabe hispánico.

adjective zafios · zafia · zafias

Dicho de una persona, de gusto vulgar o inferior, y hábitos incultos.
Dicho de una cosa, propia de alguien zafio₁
Peru Que goza del sufrimiento ajeno.
Similar: cruel, feroz, sádico, salvaje

In English

boorish behaving as a boor
uncouth unrefined, crude

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@misc{zafio_2026,
  title = {zafio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/zafio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}