bufar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• gufar

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈfaɾ/ [buˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bu‧far

Verb

bufar

1. to blow, to gust (the wind)
   • 1904, Pachín de Melás, La güelina‎^[1], archived from the original on 19 July 2025:

     El aire gufaba... / gufaba con juerza; / rincaba gorbizos, / voltiaba la fueya...

     The air blew... / it blew strongly / it plucked heathers, / it turned over the leaf...

2. to snort (to exhale angrily through the nose)

   Synonym: runfiar

   • 1987, Sabel de Fausta, Mercáu de vida, mercáu de muerte; Esperteyu‎^[2]:

     que yá nun cargaba cola collecha del maíz, les panoyes y los ñarbasos, camudáu por aquel otru carru de metal que gufaba pel motor qu'emburriaba d'él, y que'n vez de piensu xintaba un agua fediondo que los homes ñomaben "gasói",

     that no longer carried the corn harvest, the combs and the corn stalks, replaced by that other metal cart that snorted from the engine that was pulling it, and that instead of feed it ate a kind of smelly water that men called "gasoil"

3. to overflow (a liquid when boling)

   Bufó tol lleche

   All of the milk overflowed

Conjugation

Conjugation of bufar

infinitive		bufar
gerund		bufando
past participle		m bufáu, f bufada, n bufao, m pl bufaos, f pl bufaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	bufo	bufes	bufa	bufamos	bufáis	bufen
	imperfect	bufaba	bufabes	bufaba	bufábemos, bufábamos	bufabeis, bufabais	bufaben
	preterite	bufé	bufasti, bufesti	bufó	bufemos	bufastis, bufestis	bufaron
	pluperfect	bufare, bufara	bufares, bufaras	bufare, bufara	bufáremos, bufáramos	bufareis, bufarais	bufaren, bufaran
	future	bufaré	bufarás	bufará	bufaremos	bufaréis	bufarán
	conditional	bufaría	bufaríes	bufaría	bufaríemos, bufaríamos	bufaríeis, bufaríais	bufaríen
subjunctive	present	bufe	bufes, bufas	bufe	bufemos	buféis	bufen, bufan
	imperfect	bufare, bufara	bufares, bufaras	bufare, bufara	bufáremos, bufáramos	bufareis, bufarais	bufaren, bufaran
imperative		—	bufa	—	—	bufái	—

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “bufar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “bufar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Valencian usage to Sardinian bufare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Northwestern) [buˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [buˈfaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Hyphenation: bu‧far

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufí, past participle bufat)

1. (ambitransitive) to blow (on, away)
2. (transitive) to blow up, inflate
3. (reflexive) to blow up, puff up, expand
4. (reflexive, Valencia) to get drunk

   Synonym: embriagar-se

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of bufar (first conjugation)

infinitive			bufar
gerund			bufant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bufat		bufada
		plural		bufats		bufades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bufo	bufes	bufa	bufem	bufeu	bufen
	imperfect	bufava	bufaves	bufava	bufàvem	bufàveu	bufaven
	future	bufaré	bufaràs	bufarà	bufarem	bufareu	bufaran
	preterite	bufí	bufares	bufà	bufàrem	bufàreu	bufaren
	conditional	bufaria	bufaries	bufaria	bufaríem	bufaríeu	bufarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	bufi	bufis	bufi	bufem	bufeu	bufin
	imperfect	bufés	bufessis	bufés	buféssim	buféssiu	bufessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	bufa	bufi	bufem	bufeu	bufin
	negative (no)	—	no bufis	no bufi	no bufem	no bufeu	no bufin

Derived terms

• bufar i fer ampolles

Derived terms

• bufa
• bufador
• bufaforats
• bufament
• bufat
• bufec
• bufera
• esbufegar
• rebufar

Further reading

• “bufar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈfaɾ/ [buˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: bu‧far

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufei, past participle bufado)

1. to blow (especially, to exhale roughly through the mouth)

   Synonym: soprar

2. to fart silently
3. (of cats) to hiss

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bufar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bufar
Personal	bufar	bufares	bufar	bufarmos	bufardes	bufaren
Gerund
	bufando
Past participle
Masculine	bufado			bufados
Feminine	bufada			bufadas
Indicative
Present	bufo	bufas	bufa	bufamos	bufades	bufan
Imperfect	bufaba	bufabas	bufaba	bufabamos	bufabades	bufaban
Preterite	bufei	bufaches	bufou	bufamos	bufastes	bufaron
Pluperfect	bufara	bufaras	bufara	bufaramos	bufarades	bufaran
Future	bufarei	bufarás	bufará	bufaremos	bufaredes	bufarán
Conditional	bufaría	bufarías	bufaría	bufariamos	bufariades	bufarían
Subjunctive
Present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufemos	bufedes	bufen
Imperfect	bufase	bufases	bufase	bufásemos	bufásedes	bufasen
Future	bufar	bufares	bufar	bufarmos	bufardes	bufaren
Imperative
Affirmative		bufa	bufe	bufemos	bufade	bufen
Negative (non)		non bufes	non bufe	non bufemos	non bufedes	non bufen

    Reintegrated conjugation of bufar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bufar
Personal	bufar	bufares	bufar	bufarmos	bufardes	bufarem
Gerund
	bufando
Past participle
Masculine	bufado			bufados
Feminine	bufada			bufadas
Indicative
Present	bufo	bufas	bufa	bufamos	bufades, bufais	bufam
Imperfect	bufava	bufavas	bufava	bufávamos	bufávades, bufáveis, bufávais1	bufavam
Preterite	bufei	bufaste, bufache1	bufou	bufamos	bufastes	bufárom, bufaram
Pluperfect	bufara	bufaras	bufara	bufáramos	bufárades, bufáreis, bufárais1	bufaram
Future	bufarei	bufarás	bufará	bufaremos	bufaredes, bufareis	bufarám, bufarão
Conditional	bufaria	bufarias	bufaria	bufaríamos	bufaríades, bufaríeis, bufaríais1	bufariam
Subjunctive
Present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufemos	bufedes, bufeis	bufem
Imperfect	bufasse	bufasses	bufasse	bufássemos	bufássedes, bufásseis	bufassem
Future	bufar	bufares	bufar	bufarmos	bufardes	bufarem
Imperative
Affirmative		bufa	bufe	bufemos	bufade, bufai	bufem
Negative (nom)		nom bufes	nom bufe	nom bufemos	nom bufedes, nom bufeis	nom bufem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “bufar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bufar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “bufar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bufar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bufar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Occitan

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin; compare Old French bouffer and Italian buffo.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Verb

bufar

1. to blow
2. (of the wind) to gust; to blow

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufi	bufas	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufavi	bufavas	bufava	bufàvem	bufàvetz	bufavan
	preterite	bufèri	bufères	bufèt	bufèrem	bufèretz	bufèron
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufarà	bufarem	bufaretz	bufaràn
	conditional	bufariái	bufariás	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufen
	imperfect	bufèssi	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufèssem	bufèssetz	bufèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufon
	imperfect	bufave	bufaves	bufava	bufaviam	bufaviatz	bufavon
	preterite	bufere	buferes	bufet	bufem	bufetz	buferon
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufará	bufarem	bufaretz	bufarán
	conditional	bufariá	bufariás	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufassiam	bufassiatz	bufon
	imperfect	bufesse	bufesses	bufesse	bufessiam	bufessiatz	bufesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufassiam	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufi	bufas	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufavi	bufavas	bufava	bufàvam	bufàvatz	bufavan
	preterite	bufèi	bufès	bufè	bufèm	bufètz	bufèn
	future	bufarèi	bufaràs	bufarà	bufaram	bufaratz	bufaràn
	conditional	bufarí	bufarés	bufaré	bufarem	bufaretz	bufarén
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufi	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufen
	imperfect	bufèssi	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufèssem	bufèssetz	bufèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufe	bufas	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufava	bufavas	bufava	bufàvam	bufàvatz	bufavan
	preterite	bufei	buferas	bufet	bufèram	bufèratz	buferan
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufará	bufarem	bufaretz	bufarán
	conditional	bufariá	bufariàs	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufen
	imperfect	bufèsse	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufèssem	bufèssetz	bufèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		bufar			aver bufat
gerund		bufant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		bufat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufa	bufam	bufatz	bufan
	imperfect	bufavi	bufavas	bufava	bufàvem	bufàvetz	bufavan
	preterite	bufère	bufères	bufèt	buferiam	buferiatz	bufèron
	future	bufarai	bufaràs	bufarà	bufarem	bufaretz	bufaràn
	conditional	bufariáu	bufariás	bufariá	bufariam	bufariatz	bufarián
	conditional 2nd form1	bufèra	bufèras	bufèra	buferam	buferatz	bufèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufem	bufetz	bufan
	imperfect	bufèsse	bufèsses	bufèsse	bufessiam	bufessiatz	bufèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			bufa		bufem	bufatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Portuguese

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈfa(ʁ)/ [buˈfa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /buˈfa(ʁ)/ [buˈfa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /buˈfa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /buˈfa(ʁ)/ [buˈfa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /buˈfa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈfaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈfaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈfa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: bu‧far

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufei, past participle bufado)

1. to blow

   Synonyms: soprar, bufir

2. (by extension) to boast

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bufar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bufar
Personal	bufar	bufares	bufar	bufarmos	bufardes	bufarem
Gerund
	bufando
Past participle
Masculine	bufado			bufados
Feminine	bufada			bufadas
Indicative
Present	bufo	bufas	bufa	bufamos	bufais	bufam
Imperfect	bufava	bufavas	bufava	bufávamos	bufáveis	bufavam
Preterite	bufei	bufaste	bufou	bufamos1, bufámos2	bufastes	bufaram
Pluperfect	bufara	bufaras	bufara	bufáramos	bufáreis	bufaram
Future	bufarei	bufarás	bufará	bufaremos	bufareis	bufarão
Conditional	bufaria	bufarias	bufaria	bufaríamos	bufaríeis	bufariam
Subjunctive
Present	bufe	bufes	bufe	bufemos	bufeis	bufem
Imperfect	bufasse	bufasses	bufasse	bufássemos	bufásseis	bufassem
Future	bufar	bufares	bufar	bufarmos	bufardes	bufarem
Imperative
Affirmative		bufa	bufe	bufemos	bufai	bufem
Negative (não)		não bufes	não bufe	não bufemos	não bufeis	não bufem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• bufa

Further reading

• “bufar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bufar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romansh

Alternative forms

• buffar (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
• buffer (Puter)
• boffar (Vallader)

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin; compare Old French bouffer.

Verb

bufar

1. (Sutsilvan) to blow

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) sufflar
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) zuflar
• (Puter) zufler
• (Vallader) sofflar

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, probably from the same root as fofo (“flaccid”), bofe (“lung”): fof-, fuf-. Compare with Italian sbuffare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈfaɾ/ [buˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bu‧far

Verb

bufar (first-person singular present bufo, first-person singular preterite bufé, past participle bufado)

1. (intransitive) to snort (to exhale angrily through the nose)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bufar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			bufar
gerund			bufando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bufado		bufada
		plural		bufados		bufadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bufo	bufastú bufásvos	bufa	bufamos	bufáis	bufan
	imperfect	bufaba	bufabas	bufaba	bufábamos	bufabais	bufaban
	preterite	bufé	bufaste	bufó	bufamos	bufasteis	bufaron
	future	bufaré	bufarás	bufará	bufaremos	bufaréis	bufarán
	conditional	bufaría	bufarías	bufaría	bufaríamos	bufaríais	bufarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bufe	bufestú bufésvos2	bufe	bufemos	buféis	bufen
	imperfect (ra)	bufara	bufaras	bufara	bufáramos	bufarais	bufaran
	imperfect (se)	bufase	bufases	bufase	bufásemos	bufaseis	bufasen
	future1	bufare	bufares	bufare	bufáremos	bufareis	bufaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bufatú bufávos	bufe	bufemos	bufad	bufen
	negative		no bufes	no bufe	no bufemos	no buféis	no bufen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

• bofar
• bufarda

Further reading

• “bufar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
• “bufar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “bufar”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN
• “bufar”, in Tesoro de los diccionarios históricos de la lengua española [Thesaurus of the Historical Dictionaries of the Spanish Language], Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2021
• Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “bofe”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎^[3] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 610-611