grifa

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Portuguese

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Verb

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grifa

  1. inflection of grifar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾifa/ [ˈɡɾi.fa]
  • Rhymes: -ifa
  • Syllabification: gri‧fa

Etymology 1

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From grifo (intoxicated).

Noun

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grifa f (plural grifas)

  1. (colloquial) grass, weed (marijuana)
    • 2011, Rosa Maria Cullell Muniesa, El mejor lugar del mundo:
      la grifa me la traían de Tánger cuando en España no había
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    • 2018, Daniel Ruiz, Maleza:
      La grifa les había abierto el apetito, pero todos iban demasiado alicaídos para hablar de manduca.
      The weed had worked up an appetite in them, but they were all too down to talk about grub.
    • 2019, Carlos Corvinos, El sudario de tafetán escarlata:
      Se consume cáñamo en todo el Protectorado. La imagen de grupos de soldados apostados en una esquina, bebiendo coñac de garrafa y fumando grifa, es habitual.
      Hemp is consumed all over the Protectorate. It's a common sight to see groups of soldiers posted in a corner, drinking cognac from a carafe and smoking weed.

Adjective

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grifa f

  1. feminine singular of grifo

Etymology 2

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A pipe wrench

From grifo (water tap, faucet).

Noun

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grifa f (plural grifas)

  1. pipe wrench, Stillson wrench, Stillsons
    Synonyms: llave grifa, llave stillson, llave stilson

Further reading

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