Petöfi

American

[pe-tœ-fee] / ˈpɛ tœ fi /

noun

Sándor Sándor Petrovics, 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.

Petöfi British

/ ˈpɛtøːfi /

noun

Sándor (ˈʃaːndor). 1823–49, Hungarian lyric poet and patriot

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In Hungary, he refers to contemporary writers such as Ádám Bodor and Péter Esterházy, and to the 19th-century national poet Sándor Petöfi.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2011

Petöfi worshipped Beranger, I had found my ideal in Victor Hugo....

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór

One day Petöfi caught me in the act of touching up Bessy's portrait.

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór

I turned Petöfi himself away from the right path.

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór

So on the following day I really did set out with Petöfi to steal a girl for the benefit of a third friend.

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór

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