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

Related terms

• tanfata
• tanfoso

 

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

Anagrams

• tonfa