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garfo.

fork (eating utensil)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡaʁ.fu/Brazil[ˈɡah.fu]Brazil/ˈɡaɾ.fu/São-Paulo/ˈɡaʁ.fu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. fork (eating utensil)

    masculine
  2. pitchfork (farm tool)

    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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