Meaning of garfo | Babel Free
ˈɡaɾfoDefinitions
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fork (eating utensil) masculine
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hook masculine
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gig, fishgig; pronged harpoon masculine
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twig masculine
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twig of a bunch of grapes masculine
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cutting, slip; shoot masculine
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hangnail masculine
Equivalents
English
fork
Examples
“deuen sutilmente tallar o coiro ao llongo et desy a carne ata a que chege aa llandooa ou ao uerme, et pois que a acharen deuenlla fillar con garffe de fero”
they should subtly cut the [horse's] skin along, and then also the meat, till they came to the growth or the sickness; and as soon as they find it they should grab it with an iron hook
“1404, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., page 94”
and you shall plant in that place twelve [chestnut] trees, with their shoots and roots grounded
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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