verb General Slang

Morfar

/moɾˈfaɾ/ · verb · slang

To eat, to chow down, with roots in French/Italian thieves' slang for the mouth.

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Definitions

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To eat, to scoff food. The source traces to French argot 'morfer' (to eat) and Italian dialect 'morfa' (mouth), absorbed into Lunfardo.

“Vamos a morfar algo? (Shall we go eat something?)”
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2

Figuratively, to swallow or put up with something unpleasant, as in 'morfarse' an insult.

“Tuvo que morfarse el orgullo. (He had to swallow his pride.)”
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The related noun 'morfi' means the food or meal itself.

“El morfi esta listo. (The grub is ready.)”
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Morfar In A Sentence

Despues del tango fuimos a morfar. (After tango we went to eat.)
Que rico morfi preparaste! (What tasty grub you made!)
Tenia tanta hambre que morfo todo. (He was so hungry he ate everything.)

Origin & Usage

Lunfardo from early-1900s Buenos Aires, recorded by the Academia Portena del Lunfardo; commonly traced to French argot 'morfer' and Italian dialectal 'morfa' (mouth), with the precise path debated.

Variants morfimorfarse
Tags #lunfardo#spanish#argentine#tango#argot#food

People Also Ask

What does morfar mean?

It means to eat, roughly 'to chow down' in English.

What is morfi?

Morfi is the noun for food or a meal, as in 'la hora del morfi' (mealtime).

Where did morfar come from?

From French argot 'morfer' and Italian dialect for 'mouth', absorbed into Buenos Aires slang.

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