garabito

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Galician

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Etymology

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From a substrate language, perhaps from the same origin that carba and carballo; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr̥-wós (compare Latin curvus, "bent").[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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garabito m (plural garabitos)

  1. a small twig
    Synonyms: cambito, garabato, garabizo
  2. hook
    Synonyms: cambito, garabato
  3. pitchfork
    Synonyms: forca, galleta, garabato

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “garabato”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos