tanfo

See also: tanfò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtan.fo/
  • Rhymes: -anfo
  • Hyphenation: tàn‧fo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic *tampf. Compare German Dampf (“steam”).

Noun

tanfo m (plural tanfi)

  1. stink, stench (of mold)
  2. (by extension) stink, stench
    Synonyms: (ironic or jocular) olezzo, puzzo, puzza

Further reading
  • tanfo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tanfo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tanfare

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