gafas

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (feminine, plural, plural-only) eyeglasses
2. (feminine, plural, plural-only) sunglasses

Verb

second-person singular present indicative of gafar

gafa

• Noun
• Verb

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gafar

1. to jinx, put a jinx on (a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck)
2. (reflexive) to be jinx, be put a jinx on

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Sinonieme

lentes

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anteojos

espejuelos

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antiparras

lentes

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lentes

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lentes

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espejuelos

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lentes

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especificaciones

gafa

anteojos

Vertalings

Brille

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occhiali

lunettes

glasses

spectacles

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γυαλιά

óculos

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bril

ulleres

eyeglasses

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ματογυάλια

gözlük

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نظارة

lunetas

Gekoppel as

ga‧fas

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡafas/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: faire gaffe

Verwante met Duits: gaffen

In summary

Unknown. Maybe related to French faire gaffe (“pay attention”), or German gaffen (“to stare”).
Possibly related to the Andalusian Arab scholar of the 12th century Muhammad ibn Aslam Al-Ghafiqi, an ophthalmologist. Eyeglasses “gafas” were named after him.