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gafar

  • [gaˈfaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

De gafa y el sufijo -ar. Denominal de gafa.

verb haber gafado · gafando · habiendo gafado · gafado · gafo · gafas

  1. Quitar algo violentamente sujetándolo con las uñas, o un gancho u otro instrumento curvo.
  2. Sujetar con grapas las partes de un objeto que se ha roto, en especial si es de cerámica.

verb

  1. colloquial Dar mala suerte a alguien o a algo.

In English

  • jinx To bring bad luck to

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"gafar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/gafar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gafar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/gafar

Chicago

"gafar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/gafar.

BibTeX
@misc{gafar_2026,
  title = {gafar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/gafar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}