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Meaning of pufo | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈpufo

Definitions

  1. debt, specially when there is no intention to settle it
    masculine
  2. scam; dirty business
    masculine

Examples

“O xestor deixou un pufo de 5 millóns de euros”

The manager left a [irregular/undeclared] debt of € 5M

“pido con xusticia qu'o señor Gobernador pubrique unha real orde impoñendo castigos ós pufistas, pois señores, os xastres estamos cheos de pufos hastr'a cabeza”

I ask with justice that the Governor publish a royal decree imposing a punishment on the scammers, because, gentlemen, we the tailors are filled with unpaid debts till our heads

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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