Italian

Proper noun

Golfo m

1. The (Persian) Gulf

Esperanto

Noun

golfo ‎(uncountable, accusative golfon)

1. (sports) golf
2. (geography) gulf

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος ‎(kólpos).

Noun

golfo m ‎(plural golfi)

1. gulf

Synonyms

• baia, insenatura

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus, from Ancient Greek κόλπος ‎(kólpos).

Noun

golfo m (plural golfos)

1. gulf

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin colfus, colphus, culfus, alteration of colpus following hypercorrection of the popular pronunciation of Latin 'ph' as 'p', itself from Ancient Greek κόλπος ‎(kólpos).

Noun

golfo m ‎(plural golfos)

1. (geography) gulf

Etymology 2

From golfín

Adjective

golfo m ‎(feminine singular golfa, masculine plural golfos, feminine plural golfas)

1. dishonest
2. nasty
3. promiscuous

Noun

golfo m ‎(plural golfos, feminine golfa)

1. scoundrel
2. sluggard
3. ****