garfi

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Catalan grafi, from Latin graphium (“stylus”). Influenced by garfir (“to seize with claws”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡar.fi]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈɡaɾ.fi]

Noun edit

garfi m (plural garfis)

hook (rod bent into a curved shape)
Synonym: ganxo
(botany) tendril

Derived terms edit

garfinyar

Further reading edit

“garfi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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