garra

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) claw, talon
2. (feminine) paw
3. (feminine, figuratively) clutches
4. (feminine) hook
5. (feminine, figuratively) passion, dedication, effort or audacity (shown by someone in an action)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of garrir:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of garrir:

Concepts

claw

talon

nail

paw

fingernail

💅

hand

✋

harp

hoof

nails

pounce

toenail

nail fingernail

cloven hoof

clutches

dog

🐕

finger nail

Synonyms

uña

💅

zarpa

pata

pezuña

patas del cerdo

persona muy delgada

persona buena gente

man bacán

tiene dos definiciones: ordinario

flatulencia

pellejo del cerdo

tacaño

manaza

huevo

🥚

Hyphenated as

ga‧rra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡara/

Etymology

Possibly from garfa (“animal's claw”), from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (gárfa, “handful”), from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”), with influence from garfio (“hook”).
Or, possibly from Gaulish *garrā (“leg”) (compare Breton gar, Old Irish gairri (“calves”)), from Proto-Celtic *garrā; see Cornish garr. Compare to English har / English harr.