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garra.

claw, talon

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡara/[ˈɡa.ra]

  1. claw, talon

    feminine

  2. paw

    feminine

  3. clutches

    feminine · figuratively

  4. hook

    feminine

  5. passion, dedication, effort or audacity (shown by someone in an action)

    feminine · figuratively
    luchar con garra
    jugar con garra
Where this word comes from

Possibly from garfa (“animal's claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (gárfa, “handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”), with influence from garfio (“hook”). Or, possibly from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”) (compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”)), from Proto-Celtic *garros; see Cornish garr. Compare to English har / English harr.

verb/ˈɡara/[ˈɡa.ra]

  1. inflection of garrir: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of garrir: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
Where this word comes from

Possibly from garfa (“animal's claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (gárfa, “handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”), with influence from garfio (“hook”). Or, possibly from Vulgar Latin *garra, from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”) (compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”)), from Proto-Celtic *garros; see Cornish garr. Compare to English har / English harr.

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