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Hufflepuff

/ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/

Hufflepuff noun: a person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series, including patience, justice, and loyalty or an affinity for badgers or the colours yellow and black.

Noun

Hufflepuff (plural Hufflepuffs)

  1. A person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series, including patience, justice, and loyalty or an affinity for badgers or the colours yellow and black.

Hufflepuff meaning in Hindi

Hufflepuff in Hindi

Harry Potter house
मेहनतकश mehnatkaś

Forms of Hufflepuff

pluralHufflepuffs

Origin of Hufflepuff

Coined by English author J. K. Rowling, presumably from huff + -le + puff.

Words formed from Hufflepuff

Questions about Hufflepuff

What does Hufflepuff mean?
Hufflepuff means a person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series, including patience, justice, and loyalty or an affinity for badgers or the colours yellow and black.
What is Hufflepuff in Hindi?
Hufflepuff in Hindi is मेहनतकश (mehnatkaś). See Hufflepuff meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hufflepuff?
Hufflepuff is a noun.
How do you pronounce Hufflepuff?
Hufflepuff is pronounced /ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/.
What is the plural of Hufflepuff?
The plural of Hufflepuff is Hufflepuffs.

Words near Hufflepuff in the dictionary

  1. huffishly
  2. huffishness
  3. huffjuffs
  4. huffkin
  5. huffkins
  6. Hufflepuff
  7. Hufflepuffish
  8. Hufflepuffs
  9. huffler
  10. hufflers
  11. Huffman

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