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mafoo

UK/ˈmɑːfuː/

mafoo noun: in China, someone who looks after horses in a stable; a groom.

Noun

mafoo (plural mafoos)

  1. In China, someone who looks after horses in a stable; a groom.
    • The mafoos held their charges miserably, as if sick with nerves.1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 144

mafoo meaning in Bengali

mafoo in Bengali

চীনে, একজন সহিস

Forms of mafoo

pluralmafoos

Origin of mafoo

From Mandarin 馬伕 /马伕 (mǎfū), from 馬 /马 (mǎ, “horse”) + 伕 (fū, “servant, labourer”).

Questions about mafoo

What does mafoo mean?
Mafoo means in China, someone who looks after horses in a stable; a groom.
What is mafoo in Bengali?
Mafoo in Bengali is চীনে, একজন সহিস. See Mafoo meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is mafoo?
Mafoo is a noun.
How do you pronounce mafoo?
Mafoo is pronounced /ˈmɑːfuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of mafoo?
The plural of mafoo is mafoos.

Words near mafoo in the dictionary

  1. mafioso
  2. mafiosos
  3. mafiya
  4. mafiyas
  5. mafodotin
  6. mafoo
  7. mafoos
  8. mafoprazine
  9. mafosfamide
  10. MAFP
  11. Mafra

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mafoo (page history and authors); mafoo (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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