garra
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- claw, talon
- paw
- (figuratively) clutches
- hook
- (figuratively) passion, dedication, effort or audacity someone shows in action
Etymology
Derived from Andalusian Arabic جَارْفَا (handful) derived from Arabic غُرْفَة (cup dipper) borrowed from Gaulish *garrā (leg) derived from Proto-Celtic *garrā (leg).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*garrā
Gloss
leg
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
脚
Emoji
🍗
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- har English
- caraffa Italian
- carafe French
- agarrar Spanish, Castilian
- agarrón Spanish, Castilian
- antidesgarro Spanish, Castilian
- desgarrador Spanish, Castilian
- desgarrar Spanish, Castilian
- garrafa Spanish, Castilian
- garra Portuguese
- garrafa Portuguese
- harre Middle English
- غُرْفَة Arabic
- garet Old French
- garra Catalan, Valencian
- garrafa Catalan, Valencian
- garrocha Galician
- *garros Proto-Celtic
- *garrā Proto-Celtic
- għorfa Maltese
- gar Breton
- diwar Cornish
- garr Cornish
- *garr Proto-Brythonic
- *garra Gaulish
- *garrā Gaulish
- جَارْفَا Andalusian Arabic