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Hufflepuff

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhʌfəlˌpʌf/
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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by British author and philanthropist J. K. Rowling, presumably from huff + -le + puff.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 赫奇帕奇 (Hèqípàqí) — Harry Potter house
  • Chinese Mandarin: 赫夫帕夫 (Hèfūpàfū) — Harry Potter house
  • Czech: Mrzimor — Harry Potter house
  • Finnish: Puuskupuh — Harry Potter house
  • French: Poufsouffle — Harry Potter house
  • Hebrew: הפלפאף (haflpaf) — Harry Potter house
  • Hindi: मेहनतकश (mehnatkaś) — Harry Potter house
  • Hungarian: Hugrabug — Harry Potter house
  • Italian: Tassorosso — Harry Potter house
  • Japanese: ハッフルパフ (Haffurupafu) — Harry Potter house
  • Portuguese: Lufa-Lufa — Harry Potter house
  • Russian: Пу́ффендуй (Púffenduj) — Harry Potter house
  • Russian: пуффендуец (puffendujec) — person having traits associated with the house