Similar words
mofa
befa and mofa are close synonyms for scornful "mockery," largely interchangeable.
burla
burla is the more common, everyday word for "mockery, joke, prank"; befa is more literary or formal, a scornful mockery.
Similar in other languages
German
Spott
Spott is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mockery."
Practice
1 What does befa mean?
mockery
2 Fill the gap: Lo trataron con ___.
Full sentence: Lo trataron con befa. (They treated him with mockery.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches befa?
befa: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.