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taff

/ˈtæf/

taff noun: a Welshman.

Noun

taff (plural taffs)

  1. (slang) A Welshman.

Proper noun capitalized: Taff

Taff

  1. A river in southern Wales, flowing through Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough and the city of Cardiff to Cardiff Bay.
  2. A surname.

Forms of taff

pluraltaffs

Origin of taff

Shortened from Taffy, from Dafydd, with the change of /d/ to /t/ perhaps influenced by the river name Taff. All of Welsh origin.

* The name of the river is derived from Welsh Taf. * As an Irish and Welsh surname, a variant of Taaffe.

Words formed from taff

Phrases with taff

Words that rhyme with taff

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Questions about taff

What does taff mean?
Taff means a Welshman.
What part of speech is taff?
Taff can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce taff?
Taff is pronounced /ˈtæf/.
What is the plural of taff?
The plural of taff is taffs.

Words near taff in the dictionary

  1. TAFE
  2. Tafea
  3. tafelspitz
  4. tafenoquine
  5. TAFEs
  6. taff
  7. Taff's Well
  8. taffarel
  9. taffarels
  10. taffata
  11. taffaties

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