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gafo.

leper; any person with a deformity

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡafo̝/

  1. leper; any person with a deformity

    masculine

  2. hex

    masculine

  3. growl of a cat

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈɡafo̝/

  1. leprous

  2. molest, gross

Where this word comes from

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

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