mofa

/ˈmofa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
mofas

Meaning

  1. mockery

    • Lo dijo en tono de mofa.

      He said it mockingly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

befa

befa and mofa are close synonyms for scornful "mockery," largely interchangeable.

burla

burla and mofa are close synonyms for "mockery," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Spott

Spott is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mockery."

Practice

1 What does mofa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo dijo en tono de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mofa?

noun

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