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gafe

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See also: gafé, gáfe, and gâfe

Galician

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Etymology 1

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Unknown.

Adjective

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gafe m or f (plural gafes)

  1. jinxed (bringing bad luck)

Noun

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gafe m or f by sense (plural gafes)

  1. jinx (something or someone believed to bring bad luck)

Usage notes

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  • Gafe is a false friend, and does not mean gaffe. Galician equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry gaffe.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gafe

  1. inflection of gafar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gaffe.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -afi, (Portugal) -afɨ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧fe

Noun

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gafe f (plural gafes)

  1. gaffe (a foolish error, especially one made in public)
    Synonym: (Brazil) mico

References

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  1. ^ gafe”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ gafe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡafe/ [ˈɡa.fe]
  • Rhymes: -afe
  • Syllabification: ga‧fe

Etymology 1

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Unknown. Maybe related to French gaffe (blunder, goof up) from Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷 (gafah, clasp).

Adjective

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gafe m or f (masculine and feminine plural gafes)

  1. jinxed (bringing bad luck)

Noun

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gafe m or f by sense (plural gafes)

  1. jinx (something or someone believed to bring bad luck)
    Synonym: cenizo
Usage notes
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  • Gafe is a false friend, and does not mean gaffe. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry gaffe.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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gafe

  1. inflection of gafar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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