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Lunfardo: The Italian Slang That Built Argentine Spanish
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Add a word/Sounds like "MOHR" (as in "more") + "fee" (as in "feet")/
Meaning
Food, grub, chow in Argentina. This is the classic lunfardo word for food that was born in the tenement houses of Buenos Aires and is still alive in everyday informal speech today. When an Argentine says "morfi," they are talking about a meal, and "morfar" means to eat. It carries a warm, homey, street level vibe.
Examples
“What's there to eat? I'm starving.”
“I made some homemade food that you're going to love.”
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/Sounds like "MOHR" (as in "more") + "fee" (as in "feet")/
Meaning
Food, grub, chow in Argentina. This is the classic lunfardo word for food that was born in the tenement houses of Buenos Aires and is still alive in everyday informal speech today. When an Argentine says "morfi," they are talking about a meal, and "morfar" means to eat. It carries a warm, homey, street level vibe.
Examples
“What's there to eat? I'm starving.”
“I made some homemade food that you're going to love.”
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