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gafo

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See also: gafó

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese gafo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Either from gafa (hook), from Old Occitan gafar (to grab); or from Arabic.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gafo m (plural gafos, feminine gafa, feminine plural gafas)

  1. leper; any person with a deformity
    Synonyms: leproso, malato
  2. hex
  3. growl of a cat

Adjective

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gafo (feminine gafa, masculine plural gafos, feminine plural gafas)

  1. leprous
    Synonym: leproso
  2. molest, gross
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “gafa, gafo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ gaffer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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gafo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gafar

Old Spanish

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Etymology

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Uncertain.

Adjective

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gafo (feminine singular gafa, masculine plural gafos, feminine plural gafas)

  1. leprous
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 78r:
      Eſte herodes Murio mala muerte deuẏno gafo de pues por la grãt pudor q̃ ſalẏo del ⁊ nõ lo podie ſofrir. el Miſmo ſe mato cõ .j. guchiello.
      This Herod died a bad death. He became leprous [and] then, because of the great shame which he displayed and could not bear, he killed himself with a knife.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Spanish: gafo

Spanish

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Adjective

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gafo (feminine gafa, masculine plural gafos, feminine plural gafas)

  1. leprous
  2. stupid

Noun

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gafo m (plural gafos, feminine gafa, feminine plural gafas)

  1. leper
  2. dimwit

Verb

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gafo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of gafar

Further reading

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