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Where does “cafuné” come from?

cafuné (Portuguese) comes from Kimbundu kifune.

cafuné (Portuguese): the act of fondling someone's hair

Definitions

  1. the act of fondling someone's hair

Ancestry of “cafuné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kimbundukifune—
Every word from Kimbundu kifune →