sanfona

Portuguese

sanfona (1)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin symphōnia, from Ancient Greek συμφωνία (sumphōnía). Doublet of sinfonia, a borrowing.

Alternative forms

• sanfonha

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfõ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfõ.nɐ/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfo.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃ˈfo.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: san‧fo‧na

Noun

sanfona f (plural sanfonas)

1. (music) hurdy-gurdy (medieval instrument with a wheel that vibrates its strings)
2. (music, Brazil) concertina (musical instrument with free reeds, with bellows and hexagonal box, equipped with two button keyboards)
3. (music, Brazil) accordion (instrument with free reeds that vibrate due to the action of a bellows)
4. (figurative) bellows (any flexible container)

   Synonym: fole

5. (figurative) poorly played instrument
6. (figurative) verbiage; repetition of arguments
7. blacksmith tool

   Synonym: rabeca

Derived terms

• efeito sanfona
• ônibus sanfona
• sanfonado
• sanfonar

Related terms

• sinfonia

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Verb

sanfona

1. inflection of sanfonar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative