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garfo.

fork (eating utensil)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡaɾfo/[ˈɡɑɾ.fʊ]/ˈɡaɾfo/standard[ˈɡɑɾ.fʊ]standard
  1. fork (eating utensil)

    masculine
  2. hook

    masculine
  3. gig, fishgig; pronged harpoon

    masculine
  4. twig

    masculine
  5. twig of a bunch of grapes

    masculine
  6. cutting, slip; shoot

    masculine
  7. hangnail

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese garfio (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin graphium (“pen, stylus”), from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō); influenced by garfa (“claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (“handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”).

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