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gafas
gafa
gafar
- to jinx, put a jinx on (a person or thing supposed to bring bad luck)
- (reflexive) to be jinx, be put a jinx on
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ga‧fas
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡafas/
Etymology
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.
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