mafoo/ˈmɑːfuː/EtymologyFrom Mandarin 馬伕 /马伕 (mǎfū), from 馬 /马 (mǎ, “horse”) + 伕 (fū, “servant, labourer”).nounIn China, someone who looks after horses in a stable; a groom.“The mafoos held their charges miserably, as if sick with nerves.”