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tifo

tifo noun: a form of choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium, where they make a large-scale pattern or picture by holding up, or wearing, various materials.

tifo: a form of choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium, where they...
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Noun

tifo (plural tifos)

  1. A form of choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium, where they make a large-scale pattern or picture by holding up, or wearing, various materials.

Forms of tifo

pluraltifos

Origin of tifo

From Italian, originally referring to the disease typhus but figuratively extended to refer to the fevered behaviour of football fans.

Questions about tifo

What does tifo mean?
Tifo means a form of choreography displayed by supporters on the terraces of an arena or stadium, where they make a large-scale pattern or picture by holding up, or wearing, various materials.
What part of speech is tifo?
Tifo is a noun.
What is the plural of tifo?
The plural of tifo is tifos.

Words near tifo in the dictionary

  1. Tifinagh
  2. Tiflis
  3. tiflorex
  4. tifluadom
  5. tiflucarbine
  6. tifo
  7. tifoon
  8. tifoons
  9. tifos
  10. tifosi
  11. tifoso

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