Hufflepuff

English

Etymology

Coined by British author J. K. Rowling, presumably from huff +‎ puff.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/
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Noun

Hufflepuff (plural Hufflepuffs)

A person having traits associated with Hufflepuff house from the Harry Potter series, including patience, justice, and loyalty or an affinity for badgers or the colours yellow and black.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hufflepuff.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Hufflepuffish

Translations

Harry Potter house

Chinese:
Mandarin: (Mainland China) 赫奇帕奇 (zh) (Hèqípàqí); (Taiwan) 赫夫帕夫 (Hèfūpàfū)
Czech: Mrzimor (cs)
Finnish: Puuskupuh
French: Poufsouffle
Hebrew: הפלפאף m (haflpaf)
Hindi: मेहनतकश (hi) m (mehnatkaś)
Hungarian: Hugrabug
Italian: Tassorosso
Japanese: ハッフルパフ (Haffurupafu)
Portuguese: Lufa-Lufa f

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