# mofo
## English
### Alternative forms

* mo-fo, mo fo, mo' fo

### Etymology

Abbreviation of motherfucker or motherfucking.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈməʊfəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈmoʊfoʊ/
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊfəʊ

### Noun

mofo (plural mofos)
* (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucker.
    Man, he's a big mofo.

### Adjective

mofo (not comparable)
* (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.
    Man, he's got a big mofo truck.

### Adverb

mofo (not comparable)
* (vulgar, slang) Abbreviation of motherfucking.

### Anagrams

* FOMO, FoMO, foom, moof

## Galician
### Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps onomatopoeic or either of Germanic origin: compare Portuguese mofo, Spanish moho, Italian muffa (“mould”), German Muff (“mouldy smell”), Dutch muf (“musty”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmofo/ [ˈmo.fʊ]
* Rhymes: -ofo
* Hyphenation: mo‧fo

### Noun

mofo m (plural mofos)
* mold
* moss
    Synonym: musgo

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mofo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mofo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mofo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Uncertain. Some sources claim the word comes from Spanish moho or Italian muffa (“mildew, mold”) and derive the verb mofar (“to grow mold”) from the noun; other sources claim a deverbal derivation from mofar, but fail to explain the etymology of the verb.

#### Alternative forms

* môfo (pre-reform spelling)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmo.fu/
* Rhymes: -ofu
* Hyphenation: mo‧fo

#### Noun

mofo m (plural mofos)
* mold
* the smell of mold
* must (the property of being stale or musty)
* (phytopathology) mildew (growth of minute powdery or webby fungi on a plant)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɔ.fu/
* Rhymes: -ɔfu
* Hyphenation: mo‧fo

#### Verb

mofo
* first-person singular present indicative of mofar

### Further reading

* “mofo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “mofo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “mofo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
* “mofo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Verb

mofo
* first-person singular present indicative of mofar

## Sranan Tongo

Picture dictionary :
mofo
dede-ede
edetonton
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noso
mofo
kakumbe
yesi
neki
mofobuba :

### Etymology

From English mouth.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmo.fo/

### Noun

mofo
* mouth
* (archaic) word
** 1783, C. L. Schumann, Neger-Englisches Worterbuch [Negro English Dictionary]‎, archived from the original on 8 February 2023, s.v. bringi:na fotto dem no habi da muffe so menni; da Djutongo: ma nuffe plantasi habi hem.[Na foto, den no abi a mofo someni; na Dyutongo. Ma nofo pranasi abi en.]In the city, they don't have [use] this word so much; it's Saramaccan. But enough plantations have [use] it.
** 1855, Hendrik Charles Focke, Neger-Engelsch woordenboek [Negro English Dictionary]‎, Leiden: P.H. van den Heuvell, page 83:Mi wan tákki wan mófo nánga joe[Mi wani taki wan mofo nanga yu]I want to have a word with you.

#### Derived terms

* bobimofo (“nipple”)
* mofobuba (“lips”)
* mofodoro (“front yard”)
* mofokoranti (“rumor”)
* mofoneti (“early evening”)
* mofopisi
* moforadio
* mofosei
* mofowowoyo
* mofoyari (“the last few weeks of the year”)
* nyan mofo
* Paramofo
* puru mofo
* switimofo
* tumofogon
* watramofo

#### Descendants

* Aukan: mofu

### References

* Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “mofo”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary