garfi

Meaning

1. (masculine) hook (rod bent into a curved shape)
2. (masculine) tendril

Concepts

hook

🪝

claw

Synonyms

ganxo

🪝

Translations

gancio

🪝

crochet

🪝

haak

🪝

Haken

🪝

agrafe

gancho

🪝

gancho

🪝

gancetto

amo

🪝

hameçon

خُطَّاف

garfio

🪝

خَطَّاف

άγκιστρο

γάντζος

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡar.fi]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: graphium

In summary

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